Posted by sheilac on September 30, 2012, at 18:39:04
I thought I had it down with 450mg Trileptal and 75mg Lamictal and 50mg Seroquel for sleep.
Seroquel gives me an awesome nights sleep, but still, as always, makes me irritable in the morning. Since starting Lamictal I can't sleep without it. Not even my old standby, Melatonin or Ambien knocks me out.
75mg of Lamical makes me a little too hyper. Plus I start to get itchy gums, sore throat, etc. with 75 - 100mg of Lamictal. Great antidepressant though.
450mg Trileptal isn't enough to balance out the Seroqel morning bitchness and the hyperness brought on by Lamictal.
So - back to 600mg a day of Trileptal - even if it does make me a little depressed. I will have to work on that somehow.
May need find something else for the depression - but what? I was using 5mg Adderall for depression. It worked for focus, concentration, motivation. Not sure if that is a good idea or not. My old doc didn't have a problem with it. Maybe if I am stable enough that is a possibility.
Really need Seroquel for sleep. I am hoping that a morning dose of 300mg Trileptal will halt the Seroquel hangover/Seroquel run out or just plain Seroquel bitchiness. I've never understood why Seroquel makes me super irritable. Does Seroquel effect a certain chemical in the brain that would make me irritable? Odd.
I totally understand that 450mg of Trilepal is not enough of a mood stabilizer.
I got it now. I need more stabilization. Guess I'm a little hard headed or have been in denile.
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