Posted by Ritch on November 4, 2002, at 9:26:05
In reply to Re: Recognizing / Treating Cyclothymia - Ritch, posted by Krysti on November 4, 2002, at 8:17:10
> Wow, why would they put you on that high of a dose?
Hi, I was seeing a neurologist/psychiatrist who also treated a lot of adults and children with seizures. The dosage of Gabitril for treatment-resistant partial seizures (it's indicated as an add-on AED) ranges from 24mg-40mg/day from what I can recall (if you don't take other AED's that speed up its elimination). It was a trial as a switch from Depakote. We were experimenting and he wanted to see how I would react with continuing steady titration. Taking *any* of the stuff during the daytime while I was trying to work was similar to taking a benzo (which I don't do if I have to think). It did clearly have a mood-elevating effect, however. I did sleep fairly well on the stuff. I might reconsider 4-8mg, but ONLY at bedtime.
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