Posted by Chairman_MAO on February 7, 2004, at 10:32:29
In reply to Re: Bi-polar. Is there nothing I can do?, posted by holymama on February 7, 2004, at 9:05:16
I'd also like to vouch for Trileptal. I've had no side effects except for some mild tiredness and spaciness. Certainly nothing like Depakote, which produced diarrhea, vomiting, and eventually landed me in the ER, unconscious at first, with an irregular heartbeat, low blood sugar bordering on coma, and potassium deficiency (this is a HIGHLY unusual reaction).
I started at 300mg bid with Trileptal, and noticed a little (mainly not crying out of the blue anymore), but nothing compared to what I feel at 450mg bid. I am a LOT less irritable and am able to think things through before I say them. It's also working well for agitation. Perhaps at this dosage or at 1200mg I will be able to tolerate Wellbutrin so that I can finally bring some of my ADD symptoms under control (Strattera worked somewhat but caused complete sexual dysfunction).
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