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Posted by starlight on March 4, 2003, at 17:17:05
I found your lecture very interesting. I'm on a combo of Trileptal 1200mgs per day and 50 mgs of Lamictal. One of the things I found so interesting in your study was the significant difference between mania and depression in Bipolar I & II - and of course the horrible length of depression vs. length of manic episodes. I had manic episodes when I was young (which I just attributed to youth) and suffer much more from the depressive side of Bipolar II, but still manage to maintain a busy, hypomanic lifestyle despite not feeling well some of the time.
I refused lithium and depakote due to the side effects and am trying hard to be diligent in my medication and I like both the trileptal and lamictal and have tolerated both extremely well. Do patients tend to develop tolerances to these drugs? Or if one is diligent and proactive in taking their medication, can one avoid future recurrance of symptoms? Also, I noted that you mentioned that 60 mgs of the lamictal is the ideal dose (was that for depression or mania), but what if the patient is still depressed? WhatI appreciate your research in these areas!
Starlight
Posted by starlight on March 13, 2003, at 15:34:08
In reply to Dr. Bowden , posted by starlight on March 4, 2003, at 17:17:05
I found your lecture very interesting. I'm on a combo of Trileptal 1200mgs per day and 50 mgs of Lamictal. One of the things I found so interesting in your study was the significant difference between mania and depression in Bipolar I & II - and of course the horrible length of depression vs. length of manic episodes. I had manic episodes when I was young (which I just attributed to youth) and suffer much more from the depressive side of Bipolar II, but still manage to maintain a busy, hypomanic lifestyle despite not feeling well some of the time.
I refused lithium and depakote due to the side effects and am trying hard to be diligent in my medication and I like both the trileptal and lamictal and have tolerated both extremely well. Do patients tend to develop tolerances to these drugs? Or if one is diligent and proactive in taking their medication, can one avoid future recurrance of symptoms? Also, I noted that you mentioned that 60 mgs of the lamictal is the ideal dose (was that for depression or mania), but what if the patient is still depressed? WhatI appreciate your research in these areas!
StarlightI posted this question earlier, but think it was overlooked.
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