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Posted by qbsbrown on October 30, 2008, at 10:55:53
I was just curious. I have BPII and ADHD. I thought it seemed a little paradoxical because the anticonvulsant (trileptal) would slow down the excitatory aspects of the brain, while Ritalin LA would speed it up right? I'm inattentive, and had good results with Ritalin alone, but still had racing thoughts after my work day was over.
regards,
brian
Posted by yxibow on November 4, 2008, at 0:51:34
In reply to Do Anticonvulsants and Stimulants play nice ok??, posted by qbsbrown on October 30, 2008, at 10:55:53
> I was just curious. I have BPII and ADHD. I thought it seemed a little paradoxical because the anticonvulsant (trileptal) would slow down the excitatory aspects of the brain, while Ritalin LA would speed it up right? I'm inattentive, and had good results with Ritalin alone, but still had racing thoughts after my work day was over.
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> regards,
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> brianDoesn't racing thoughts exhibit some form of OC spectrum or am I missing the feeling? Because its natural for them to take over again if you're not concentrating and you have OCD.
Trileptal is a mood stabilizer, it doesn't necessarily slow things down, if it works, its supposed to balance things, I would think.
Of course not all AEDs are cut from the same mold for sure.
-- Jay
Posted by qbsbrown on November 4, 2008, at 12:49:22
In reply to Re: Do Anticonvulsants and Stimulants play nice ok?? » qbsbrown, posted by yxibow on November 4, 2008, at 0:51:34
Yes I do think that there is OCD going on in conjunction w/ the BP II. But the SSRIs have a paradoxical effect on me, making my compulsions WORSE, and then lead to mixed mood episodes eventually.
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