Posted by Racer on June 15, 2007, at 12:57:28
In reply to imagining side effects??, posted by becksFLA on June 15, 2007, at 10:09:16
Trileptal does list "nervousness" as a potential side effect. It is listed as very, very rare -- about 2% at doses of 2400mg. Placebo rate was 1%, so I wouldn't say it was necessarily caused by the Trileptal...
I have had side effects that I know were caused by my own anxiety. Things that I am convinced weren't -- well, not that they weren't real, just that the medications didn't cause them, if that makes sense? It can be very hard for me to tell when it's my anxiety, and when it's actually the drug.
What I try to do, is remind myself that drugs need time to do their work. I try to remind myself that I do have that history of reacting to what might not be the drug. I work with my therapist to stick it out until I give the drug a chance to work, or until I contact my pdoc to see if it's worth trying to stick it out. (A few times, my T has told me over and over that I'm fine, only to have the pdoc say, "OMG! Stop the drug now!" lol Sometimes it's hard to know...)
Since it is anxiety that you're experiencing, and since that can rarely be caused by the drug in question, maybe it's worth leaving a message for your pdoc, asking if this could be the drug? Or maybe asking whether it's worth sticking it out to see if this goes away?
Hope there's something helpful in there. Good luck!
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