why I don't really trust trileptal

Posted by linkadge on July 13, 2004, at 9:04:33

In reply to hey linkdage, psychosage here, posted by psychosage on July 13, 2004, at 5:34:31

The only problem I have with trileptal is that it and tegretol don't seem to have the neuroprotective, and neurorestorative effects of lithium and depakote.
Both lithium and depakote increase BDNF, BCL-2. Lithium also increases NGF. Lihtium users show a robust increase in total grey matter after one month of use. Both lithium and depakote cause a marked increase in cell proliferation and axional growth. Lithium also causes shrunken brain cells to return to normal size.

I've started taking trileptal. It does something, but I don't really feel that it is improving my situation. Yes lithium and depakote had more side effects, but at the end of the day I actually felt as if my situation was improving.
Trileptal does not increase any of these growth factors, one study even showed it decreased hippocampal BDNF. At the end of the day I feel like I have not improved at all. To be honest, it feels like valium. It's a real downer.

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