Posted by Ritch on April 24, 2002, at 23:04:12
In reply to Lasted only one day on Nortrip :-(, posted by Cindylou on April 24, 2002, at 18:11:28
> Well, everyone, thanks for your help.
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> But I became so incredibly agitated as the morning wore on that I could barely function. I had not one ounce of patience or tolerance with my 2-year-old. I tried 1/2 a Klonapin tablet (I usually only need a 1/4), and it didn't TOUCH the agitation, so I took another half, and then I was a zombie. Once the Klonapin wore off, I was agitated again.
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> Crazy -- the same reaction happened to me when I tried several years ago -- for some reason I thought this time would be different.
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> My pdoc said to just stop it and not try to keep it up. Now she's thinking Depakote??? Anyone tried that route before?
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> (P.S. I was on Lamictal 75 mg for several months, but stopped because I couldn't increase it due to side effects, and I wasn't able to augment it with anything -- side effects from other meds in combo with Lamictal were unbearable.)
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> Okay. That's it for now!
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> Thanks again,
> cindyCindy, obviously your dx is BP? Depakote is probably the best thing besides an antipsychotic for grouchiness/agitation/dysphoria/rage, etc. Lithium works fairly okeedokee for that, too. Maybe if you can get on a low-dose of Depakote and feel better you might be able to *retry* the nortrip. to help out depression, etc.
Mitch
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