Posted by sheilac on January 8, 2013, at 8:27:43
Right now the only med I am taking is Trileptal.
150mg Trileptal in morning and 300mg Trileptal at dinner.
I feel more alert during the day and the lesser dose of morning Trileptal is helping me not be so depressed. (Higher doses of Trileptal give me depression).
The problem is I have terrible insomnia. I'm not sure what to do.
I slept great when I used to take Lithium at night with Trileptal, but I was afraid the Lithium (even at 150- 300mg a day) was causing nodules on my thyroid to grow, so I stopped the Trileptal.
I'm not getting much sleep, and when I wake up I feel groggy and my muscles twitch. I hate it, I feel shaky and twitchy. Then I start the cycle of drinking coffee to wake up.
I'm not having depression, but am having anxiety.
I'm wondering if just adding back nightime Lithium would help.
I need sleep.
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