Posted by SLS on June 13, 2005, at 7:46:26
In reply to Re: Trileptal 600mg » SLS, posted by emme on June 12, 2005, at 18:32:07
Hi Emme.
> > I'm having a difficult time deciding whether or not to reduce the dosage to 450mg. I experience a sort of apathy and mood flattening that feels muddy. I am sure this is the result of the Trileptal. Cognition is not too badly affected, but I would like to be without any of these side effects. They would have a negative impact on my quality of life were they to continue. Of course, I do not want to jeapordize my response to this drug. Maybe I could just try reducing it for a few days, but when would be a good time to try this experiment? I gotta think about this.
> > What would you do?
> Apathy and flatness are bad things.
Very.
> Apathy has really done a number on my quality of life (or lack of one).
That really sucks. I'm sorry to here that. Abilify helps me with motivation. I have heard this from others as well. Amotivation and anergia can combine to allow one's life to become very disorganized and in disarray. Over time, it becomes unmanageable.
> I forget - how long have you been on the 600 mg?
About a week. How impatient is that!
> Do you feel like you've been at 600 mg long enough for things to settle in and for you to have achieved the full effect?
No.
> If possible, I'd scootch the dose down bit by bit rather than jump to 450 and miss an optimal dose in between. If you don't want to chop the tabs, there's an oral suspension.
I guess it makes the most sense to stick to 600mg in order to realize the full potential of this drug before lowering the dosage. Yes. It makes sense. But who says that anything I do makes sense? I am impatient and intolerant of cognitive side effects. I want to hurry up and get rid of them if I think I can by making a simple dosage adjustment. So, going down to 450mg for a few days is a very appealing idea, although it might not be logical... I feel sort of like "Do as I say and not as I do."
I guess I'm just obsessed with feeling well. It's a vice of mine. :-)
- Scott
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