Posted by sheilac on October 8, 2012, at 16:56:44
Taking 450mg of Trileptal. Tried getting up to 600mg, but so tired I can't function, plus suffering with very itchy skin - at least no itchy gums like Lamictal. But I could itch the skin off my face.
It seems like it takes a few hours or more for Trileptal to kick in, then I feel like I have to take a nap. If I have coffee in the morning I get hyper and have to take Klonopin.
Shouldn't Trileptal stop that from happening? I take Trileptal at night. I never used to get hyper from coffee before Trileptal.
Maybe Trileptal goes out of my system too fast, I don't know.
I'm wondering if I shouldn't go back to the tried and true low dose Trileptal/low dose Lithium.
I also feel like I should stay away from ADD stimulants. My doc thinks that I have ADD and should try Ritalin instead of Adderall. I'm afraid, even at 5mg. Adderall is great, but after a couple of days it makes me nuts. Wouldn't Ritalin make me nuts too?
I get such mixed messages. One doc says possible mood disorder with ADD and another says no ADD meds just BPII.
I feel like I have ruled out Seroquel and Adderall because they both cause severe irritability after a few days.
Maybe I'm a low dose girl with anxiety issues. I don't want to be stoned, but I hate how certain meds (Geodon, Lamictal) make me hyper.
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