Posted by Leighwit on June 11, 2002, at 15:04:22
Hi Barbara & fellow Babblers,
I tried Topamax at 25 mg/day starting dose and I don't think I've ever had such a strong experience to a psychopharmaceutical product (and I've been using them for over ten years).
In a matter of a few days, I felt so hopeless and in such a dark place that I can't even describe it. Saturday was one of the worst days of my life in terms of despair and just feeling like I didn't want to go on.
I would have thought it was too soon for a strong cerebral reaction, but it was both exaggerated and isolated enough that I knew it had to be a reaction to the Topamax. I remember reading a post from Barbara that she had a similar experience with it, but I couldn't find the post using the site search. Knowing it was there helped because I knew the feeling was temporary.
I still want to try a mood stabilizer because Lamictal had been promising.
Are there other mood stabilizers that are not affiliated with weight gain? I need to augment (preferably replace) Wellbutrin for non-responsive depression ~ it's not working as well as it could/should, plus (and more importantly) I desperately need the agitation and irritability to stop!
Laurie
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