Posted by Shes_Initforthemoney on November 19, 2011, at 6:08:26
In reply to Can trileptal cause depression or make it worse?, posted by TriedEveryMedication on November 17, 2011, at 18:39:22
> started trileptal about 5 days ago, 150mg at bed time, as a trial for ADD (or whatever I have)
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> past two days I've been feeling super depressed in the afternoon. An odd sort of depression that feels drug induced.
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> pretty sure it is the trileptal. Will it go away at higher doses? my doc instructed me to take it once a day, but the literature says BID. hmmm.A mood stabalizer like Trileptal should be used with an antidpressant as mood stabalizers have been shown to cause bad depression. What exactly are you being treated for?
Jay
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