Posted by med_empowered on July 27, 2005, at 16:12:43
In reply to Whats up with Trileptal??, posted by woolav on July 27, 2005, at 8:01:14
I used to take 1,200mgs trileptal at bedtime...later, I took 600mgs at night and 300in the morning...I had somewhat similar problems to you for a few days, but they went away really quickly. Are you taking any other sedating medications? That could be compounding the problem. Usually, Trileptal is divided up into AM and PM doses, with most of it dosed in the PM...in your case, though, it might be worth trying either an even split between AM and PM (150/150) or possibly taking the PM dose of Trileptal a couple hours *before* you take the Lamictal; this might allow your body to metabolize it a bit more thoroughly before you go to bed, so then you wont have the same problems with sedation.
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