Posted by Ritch on March 6, 2002, at 23:41:17
In reply to Re: medication compliance with painful S.E's? » Ritch, posted by Chloe on March 6, 2002, at 19:00:25
> Hey Mitch
> I am sorry that there aren't more (good) meds available for BP, and depression for that matter...There sure alot of lousy choices if you are sensitive to the notorous side effects. I guess all we can hope for is that the more and better medications come down the line.
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> I am really hoping that you come up with a good plan for your next "phase."
> Hey, Zo made me think of it, have you tried Lamictal? Or do you have skin issues that made you reject a trial of that one? Lamictal, for me anyway, had profound AD affects, and was not sedating...In fact it was too activating for my tastes. :)
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> Good luck Mitch
> Chloe
Hi Chloe,I was thinking about that just about an hour ago. Well, to sum it up I was thinking about Geezer's potential trial with Zonegran (zonisamide-posts down below). I was concerned about the cognitive side effects/thinking disorder sfx with the Zon. since I am sensitive to "dumb drugs" (with comorbid ADHD). Well, I re-read the monograph on zonisamide to refresh my memory (no pun intended!), and I saw the SJS and TEN warnings that you see in a Lamictal monograph. Well, if I am going to pick a new mood stabilizer to add on to gabapentin and either one has similar potential for life-threatening rash but one has bad cognitive/irritability sfx compared to the other-I would choose the Lamictal. Glad you brought that up.
But, I am going to try to be patient instead and wait on pregabalin as a swap from gabapentin (maybe works better as an MS without cognitive sfx), escitalopram (maybe less dystonia/dyspepsia with the same positive effects), maybe a dab of Provigil would work better than WB or nortrip. for ADHD without causing any anx. or panic probs.?
Mitch
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