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Posted by sarahsundae on March 30, 2004, at 12:57:10
Has anyone tried trileptal or on it now?
I have been on Topamax since the beginning of Feb and it has done wonders for my moods but since it turns out not have the best side effects, my therapists wants me to start trileptal this weekend.
Just curious.
Posted by francesco on March 30, 2004, at 17:51:10
In reply to trileptal?, posted by sarahsundae on March 30, 2004, at 12:57:10
I've tried at low dose (300mg) for a couple of weeks. I took it in the evening and I was a bit dumb for a couple of hours, and have trouble in sleeping before 4AM (I was not agitated though). No other side-effects. Which side-effects did you experience on Topomax ? I'm likely to go on a mood stabilizer in a short period of times, so, thanks for your info !
Posted by PsychoSage on March 30, 2004, at 20:20:17
In reply to Re: trileptal? » sarahsundae, posted by francesco on March 30, 2004, at 17:51:10
> I've tried at low dose (300mg) for a couple of weeks. I took it in the evening and I was a bit dumb for a couple of hours, and have trouble in sleeping before 4AM (I was not agitated though). No other side-effects. Which side-effects did you experience on Topomax ? I'm likely to go on a mood stabilizer in a short period of times, so, thanks for your info !
>
I've been on 1200mg a day. I am down to 600mg a day again.
The side effects are dizziness, slight nausea, drunken feeling.
This is only in the beginning or when you increase the dosage.Otherwise, it does not affect appetite, cause rash for most people or sedate you unconscious.
It supposedly has a more mild side effect profile than all the rest.
You need blood work done periodically to monitor your sodium otherwise it should not be troublesome.
There are birth control interactions, but I am not even sure what your gender is.
Check this site out: http://www.crazymeds.org/
Posted by francesco on March 31, 2004, at 7:37:58
In reply to Re: trileptal? ANTICONVULSANTS link, posted by PsychoSage on March 30, 2004, at 20:20:17
Thanks for the link Psychosage, it's fun and useful. Did you notice problems with cognition or flatness of mood ?
Posted by PsychoSage on March 31, 2004, at 13:46:20
In reply to Re: trileptal? ANTICONVULSANTS link » PsychoSage, posted by francesco on March 31, 2004, at 7:37:58
> Thanks for the link Psychosage, it's fun and useful. Did you notice problems with cognition or flatness of mood ?
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>I don't feel it flattened me like Zoloft or Zyprexa. All mood stabilizers {anticonvulsants and lithium} are supposed to flatten you. The antipsychotics as antimanics definitely flatten you big time.
I guess the severity of your symptoms are dose dependent, so I can not really tell you how bad the effects are on cognition since I have always been on it with Wellbutrin.
It is not devestating by any means on cognition.
Overall, I think it is mild compared to my friends' experiences with other anticonvulsants. I don't know if I could have handled 1200mg on its own. I am currently on 600mg only because my Provigil made it stronger than it normally would be. I am not sure if this is normal, but my side effects returned as if I just started trileptal all over again.
From what I understand the other antimanics produce extreme sedation, weight gain, and fuzzy head among other things.
Since I have been on 600mg I have not experienced the side effects that I felt after I started the provigil. The side effects were not provigil-type side effects for sure because they came after I took my trileptal without taking the provigil at the same time. Drunken feeling is not a provigil side effect.
So, in short, yes, trileptal can and does cause those symptoms.
I think the only anticonvulsant that is stimulating is Keppra.
Posted by sarahsundae on April 5, 2004, at 13:28:11
In reply to Re: trileptal? ANTICONVULSANTS link, posted by PsychoSage on March 30, 2004, at 20:20:17
Thanks. I started it last night. A little hard getting up this morning, but that is about it so far.
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