Posted by PsychoSage on March 30, 2004, at 20:20:17
In reply to Re: trileptal? » sarahsundae, posted by francesco on March 30, 2004, at 17:51:10
> I've tried at low dose (300mg) for a couple of weeks. I took it in the evening and I was a bit dumb for a couple of hours, and have trouble in sleeping before 4AM (I was not agitated though). No other side-effects. Which side-effects did you experience on Topomax ? I'm likely to go on a mood stabilizer in a short period of times, so, thanks for your info !
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I've been on 1200mg a day. I am down to 600mg a day again.
The side effects are dizziness, slight nausea, drunken feeling.
This is only in the beginning or when you increase the dosage.Otherwise, it does not affect appetite, cause rash for most people or sedate you unconscious.
It supposedly has a more mild side effect profile than all the rest.
You need blood work done periodically to monitor your sodium otherwise it should not be troublesome.
There are birth control interactions, but I am not even sure what your gender is.
Check this site out: http://www.crazymeds.org/
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