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Re: Should BP II's nix the AD's? - Depends » nmk

Posted by Barbara Cat on June 3, 2003, at 20:06:48

In reply to Re: Should BP II's nix the AD's? - Depends » Barbara Cat, posted by nmk on June 3, 2003, at 13:12:03

I've been working out alot and trying to lose the Remeron weight but it's not easy. Lithium does not create frenzied eating the way Remeron did. I was literally snarling and slobbering over a Dove ice cream bar on a cold February night while on Rem. Talk about not pretty. I haven't noticed any crazed cravings or overeating since stopping it. I think it may be more a metabolism thing with lithium since it does interfere with thyroid function. I've been on thyroid med for a long-term case of hypothyroid, but lithium has aggravated it. Other than that, I am very grateful and happy for what it's done for me. Beating the weight thing will just take extra effort, which I can do now that I'm not crippled by my mood disorder.

So what has your experience been of Trileptal? You're the first person I've talked to who is taking it. - BCat

>> No, but I am taking 1200 mg of Trileptal. I will see if the cycling is caused by all of the AD's and if not, will pursue a new AED. I am afraid of Lithium because of the weight gain. Have you gained any weight on it? If it is anything like remeron, my appetite would soar 1/2 hour after taking it. Boy, it wasn't a pretty sight watching me eat.
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