Posted by Nickengland on June 3, 2005, at 10:18:26
In reply to Re: Tegretol/Topamax Combo Anyone been on this? » Nickengland, posted by SLS on June 3, 2005, at 8:58:14
Hello Scott :-)
Well as you know the Trielptal was great for my mood but had to be stopped because of kidney pains.
Now i'm back on Tegretol and its no way near as effective..I feel more depressed - my mood seems more heavy for want of a better word if you get what I mean. I'm also experiencing more head aches, something I didn't get from Trielptal and I have an increase in sweating which is uncomfortable. All in all though the Tegretol is still better for me than either lithium, sodium valproate or lamotrigine.
So I feel that I had a taste of "the good life" with Trileptal lol...and now I want that back. I really don't want to settle for a half measure if theres a possbilty of something better...
With Topamax if i'm successful getting it prescribed (my current psychiatrist didn't even know of Trileptal until i suggessed it) I hope to gain from it this:
It has a side-effect of decreasing sweating, which is very much a plus for me as I overly sweat anyway even without meds.
Its supposed to be good for preventing migraine head aches..again something good for me.
As I understand, Tegretol, Trileptal and Topamax are the 3 main meds that mainly work on the Temporal Lobes. I've responded best to these medications out of all the other mood stabilisers, so my logic seems to think that *perhaps* Topamax would help too, although its just guess work, I strongly believe Topamax would be worth considering taking into account as it works on the Temporal Lobes and teg and tri have helped so much.
It will either be a case of adding, or trying Topamax alone, I'd prefer it alone if possible. If push comes to shove maybe the 2 would work better..all guess work until I try lol maybe the Topamax will makes things worse?!
Are you thinking of trying Topamax and how is the Trileptal treating you?
Kind regards
Nick
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