Posted by cpallen79 on July 26, 2004, at 20:31:13
In reply to Re: thinking of adding an anticonvulsant- Need help » linkadge, posted by cpallen79 on July 26, 2004, at 15:07:43
Hello you two... I was thinking about adding in an anticonvulsant to augment my depression/anxiety and OCD. My PDOC suggested it at our last session as an add-on for anxiety/agitation and I told her I'd think about it (she suggested Lamitcal... not crazy abotu with that nasty rash, I'd be so hypervigilant that it's not even funny). I've been doing research and am still thinking about it. It may be a good idea to do a mood stabilizer/anti convulsant as I get really bad tension headaches and I've heard that anticonvulsants are great for this. So far, two that stick out are Topamax and Depakote. Both seem to have very very harsh side effects. What do you guys think? Should I pursue this or hold off? There is only one side effect that I absolutely cannot stand, and that's Akathisia and anxiety. I don't know if these cause this, but given my last experience with just a tiny bit of Seroquel, I'm very reluctant to try anything that may potentially cause this. I'm also scared of gaining a ton of weight from these meds. I'm currently taking Adderal XR 5mgs, Trazedone 50 mgs, and Luvox 100 MGS. What do my esteemed co-posters think?
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