Posted by krazy kat on May 15, 2002, at 18:38:25
In reply to Depakote/Topamax, Increasing Dosage ..Scary..Help!, posted by Lateralis on May 15, 2002, at 0:09:16
Hi there. I've been on both.
I currently take 2000 mg Depakote and am doing a trial with Ritalin to offset lack of energy/motivation/focus.
What is your diagnosis? If it is Bipolar Dis. then starting with a stabilizer is wise. Boy do I which my pdoc had done that.
Why is she prescribing two stabilizers from the start though? Is the Topamax purelt for weight loss?
My feelings -- stay on the Depakote at 1000 mg for a week. Then you should be having your lab tests done. Almost within an hour after I up my dose of Dep., I feel calm and spacey and, well, kind of great. This goes away. But it's replaced with a real sense of stability for me.
Don't fool with the Topamax until you get the Depakote at a good level. And that'll take a couple of months with tests.
I started losing weight on Topamax on as low a dose as 50 mg. It's a real cognitive duller, worse than Dep., so you might want to titrate up slowly.
- kk
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