Posted by SLS on May 13, 2005, at 9:30:58
I am being treated for bipolar depression. I recently added Trileptal to my drug cocktail to see if it would act to promote an antidepressant response. I do not experience mania or mixed states or rapid cycling.
I have been taking Trileptal for just over two weeks at 600mg. I didn't like the way I was feeling on it, but I thought it was tolerable if the stuff would actually work. I experienced a flattening of affect and amotivation. I also experienced fatigue and weakness. I became cognitively slowed. I felt pretty yucky. It was a sort of malaise.
Yesterday, my doctor asked that I reduce the dosage of Trileptal back down to between 300-450mg in an attempt to "clean it up". He probably would have had me discontinue it if I weren't determined to give it a full trial. Overall, Trileptal seems to have made things worse, not better.
Any comments?
- Scott
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