Response and question about birth control

Posted by Lumina on May 3, 2003, at 12:52:22

In reply to Re: Do mood stabilizers really help depression? » Ritch, posted by KarenB on May 3, 2003, at 12:29:47

> Ritch,
>
> Neurontin came as close as anything has, however I found that the higher the dose, the less AD properties, so you have to find the minimum effective dosage with that one.
>
> Karen
Yeah, my psych offered it as an option, but mainly because I was suffering from restless leg syndrome brought on by Effexor. He recently showed me some new algorithim for treating bipolar disorders that's being developed. Trileptal is the first line med for mixed episodes, and I've read it's good for quick cyclers, like me. The post about Lamictal irked me, but I've been reading about it and it seems much more appropriate for me; I'm now sure why it wasn't presented to me as an option.
Question: What are people doing to deal with Trileptal's effect on birth control?

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Do mood stabilizers really help depression? Lumina 4/30/03
Re: Do mood stabilizers really help depression? » Lumina Ritch 4/30/03
Yes--try Lamical (nm) Hattree 5/1/03
Re: Do mood stabilizers really help depression? nmk 5/1/03
Re: Do mood stabilizers really help depression? » Ritch KarenB 5/3/03
Response and question about birth control Lumina 5/3/03
Re: Do mood stabilizers really help depression? » KarenB Ritch 5/3/03

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