Posted by cpallen79 on July 26, 2004, at 14:37:44
Hello all,
I am thinking of adding an anticonvulsant into my med cocktail. At first I resisted this suggestion from my PDOC as we both beleive that I am not bipolar. However, she says it can really help with agitation and anxiety and don't have physical dependence like benzos. I've looked up a few and found some promising ones. I know that Depakote has a really really heavy side effect profile, but perhaps at nice small dose, it may just what I need to level me off. Another option I was considering was Topamax as it does nto cause weight gain and also stabilizes mood.
There's only one thing that I'm terrified of with medication... Akathisia. I have anxiety and ADHD/ADD problems as it is, and my PDOC tried to put me on a small dose of Seroquel for sleep... it drove me through the roof... and seroquel is supposed to be sedating. Which anticonvulsants are notorious for causing akathisia/agitation(if any of them do). Any insight would be great as to what I should look into and what to watch out for in terms of anxiety/akathisa. Thanks
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