Posted by Nickengland on June 10, 2005, at 9:09:00
In reply to Re: Are there any Long-Term Neurontin users in here? » Nickengland, posted by SLS on June 10, 2005, at 7:59:25
Hello Scott
I'm glad to see you're on-going success is looking good with the Trileptal. I think that it is such a good anti-manic compared with the others with its efficiency, lack of side effects and general overall effectiveness. I'm so sorry that I had to discontinue it with my kidney reaction..which since I now have from Tegretol. I think you should continue with that if it helps..i'm sure you will reap the benefits in time to come.
I totally agree with you're thoughts on the focus of hypomania. Again you are dead right about the fact I cannot leave my hypomania untreated as it will fall into depression. I definately need a solid mood stabilser to prevent these hypomanias to therefore prevent the crippling depressions. I am thinking of Depokote (hate the weightgain though) but at a low dose it may not be so bad. I would like to avoid anti-psychotics if possible and would probably choose depakote overall an antipsychotic. Lithium, lamotrigine have no worked well.
Thanks for the valid points you made there Scott, I must say we certainly have the same kind of thinking when it comes to how to treat this illness.
Kind regards
Nick
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