Posted by Janelle on March 25, 2003, at 14:02:30
In reply to Re: Trileptal » Janelle, posted by Krissy P on March 25, 2003, at 13:53:08
Well, let me put it this way - I heard that with Tegretol (which let's say is a *cousin* to Trileptal because they are chemically related) there is NO weight gain (or loss), like there can be weight gain on certain doses of Depakote, another mood stabilizer. So my GUESS and this is only a guess, is that there would be NO (or minimal) weight gain on Trileptal. You could probably do a search on "Trileptal weight" and see for sure.
And for what it's worth, there is no gain with Abilify - that is one of it's improvements of predecessor Zyprexa! There can be MAJOR weight gain with Zyprexa. I took it for a short while and my appetite and carbo cravings soared. I had to exert extreme willpower not to give in, but I've met people who gained like 25-30 pounds on Zyprexa, I'm not kidding!
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