Posted by Leighwit on June 1, 2002, at 19:15:53
In reply to Re: New Mood Stablizers Unproven » JohnnyS, posted by Cece on May 30, 2002, at 3:06:27
Cece and Barbara,
I think that the both of you have both written about cognitive problems as Topomax side effects. Bummer.
I was thinking that Topomax might be a good mood stabilizer for me to research next, since the Lamictal is blowing me up like a water balloon. But cognitive problems aren't very appealing either ~ I happen to like the right side of my brain.
Do you know if Topomax is the only mood stabilizer that has no weight gain profile? (I'm assuming Topomax is virtually risk-free for weight gain since it might actually help people loose weight.) I know Lithium and Remeron (particularly the latter) have high incidence profiles for weight gain. Are there others that I could check out?
Laurie
> Well, they're used because they do help some people- like me! And I've been through enough drug trials to know a placebo effect from a real effect.
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> Lamictal is now my primary mood stabilizer (BPII, long history of depression), and it has had undeniable stabilizing and AD effects.
> Neurontin works well for me in combination with the Lamictal- the Lamictal is energizing, and the Neurontin is calming. I began Neurontin first and it did not pan out to be enough of a mood stabilizer for me on its own.
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> Topomax apparently does work as a MS for some people, but for most it works best for weight loss. It didn't stabilize me, I did easily lose weight, but I got worse and worse cognitive problems from it and had to stop (regretfully becuz of the weight loss). I have heard that it is now being tested at UCLA as a weight loss med.
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> Cece
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