Posted by tecknohed on November 19, 2007, at 5:36:03
In reply to Re: Keppra » tecknohed, posted by Ron Hill on November 18, 2007, at 22:55:23
> What makes your pdoc think that you need a moodstablizer?
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> Which moodstabilizer does your pdoc recommend that you try?I've been put on lamotrigine twice. First time was an attempt to enhance Nardil but all I got was more tiredness, worsened hypersomnia & apathy. Second time was with another pdoc (my current one) . Again it was to help enhance Nardil (I assumed) but he did say in his own words, "it will stabilize your moods". He was already aware of my mood swings & irritability.
> What is your diagnosis?Social Phobia (or more likely Avoidant Personality Disorder), Depression (not always associated with the anxiety - I can often feel one & not the other), lifelong Hypersomnia, some OCD symptoms, Irritability & a temper (since I was teenager - I'm now 28). I have other symptoms that come & go. My mood never seems to level out, ie even when an AD is working well for me I'm never the same from one day to the next. I might appear to relapse for 3 days then the AD will just seem to spring into action again. Wierd.
> What caused you to be interested in Keppra?
Just looking for an alternative stabilizer (to lamotrigine) for future consideration. Something I can tolerate. I'm currently doing pretty well on Marplan, Klonopin, Idebenone & Vinpocetine. But after my 'sort of' Nardil poop-out I dont think I'll ever feel confident of a LOOOOONG lasting response to any drug again. But I'm thinking a mood stabilizer might help with this(?).
Nardil was very cruel to me - it totally changed my personality when it first worked, the first 8 months were the best 8 months of my life. Then it went pear shaped. Often makes me wonder if my initial responce to it was really hypomania. I mean, I went from being a TOTAL recluse to suddenly starting work for the first time, getting my own place, getting my first proper girlfriend (& losing my virginity), making new friends & contacting old ones, making up with my parents. I also overspent on credit & store cards & became £5,000 in debt (NEVER done that before).
But then after about 8 months Nardil started to lose it's efficacy. No addons helped in the long run & after nearly 4 years it became more trouble than it was worth.At the end of the day I have a hunch that I would benifit from a mood stabilizer. It just needs to be one which I can tolerate otherwise I simply wont comply.
Anyway, thanks for your reply & all the links - lots for me to read.
teck
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