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Re: need some med advice (moodstabilizer) » Rainee

Posted by Ritch on July 2, 2003, at 9:29:20

In reply to need some med advice (moodstabilizer), posted by Rainee on July 1, 2003, at 21:10:32

> I'm on 30 of lexapro and just tried trileptal it made me feel sick I tried gabatril and it seemed raise my blood pressure and made me all wierd.
> I take xanax also and a norvasc for blood pressure
> my illness is a bipolar type low depressions and anxiety I get irritable spells .. I need something soothing I'm overweight I notice I eat less when my anxiety level is low. I've heard some scary topomax stories so I'm scared of that..
>
> Thanks as always
>
> Rainee

You could give some Neurontin a try. It doesn't work for MANIA, it is true, but it CAN work rather well for anxiety/agitation/sleep issues which fuel depression. Many folks also report it reducing irritability. It doesn't have a big reputation for being porkogenic either.


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