Posted by olysi79 on January 19, 2005, at 11:48:39
In reply to Re: Bipolar ll: Trileptal vs. Tegretol » zero, posted by Ritch on January 16, 2005, at 15:29:32
Interesting... I found just the opposite to be true though, trileptal tends to be sedating for me. Proof positive that everyone is very unique.
> Ritch - will try to answer your questions on Tegretol & Trileptal.
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> Tegretol:
> helps me with agitation & anxiety; I don't ever have to worry about feeling "out of control" if I can take Teg.; can't tolerate a full dose (800mg./day or so) but do well on 300-400mg./day; it does have a mild "downing" effect which can aggravate depression (tiny doses of Paxil, i.e. 1-2mg/day help my depression - can't tolerate more or any without a mood stabilizer); no antidepressant effect on me; weight neutral.
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> Trileptal:
> tough to build up dose as I get the nausea/stomach pain thing (which does go away after a few weeks); made me irritable/edgy; no help w. anxiety; had a nice little antidepressant effect; have tried it 2 times (6 months once) and had to stop both times due to irritability (p'doc says "can be activating").
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> Hope this helps (I've noticed over time on this board, that we have some similarities in symptoms and med. responses - your posts are helpful).
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> z.
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> Tegretol - 300mg./day
> Klonopin - 2mgs./day
> Neurontin - 400mg./day
> Paxil - 1 "chip", approx. 1-2mg./day every 2nd or 3rd day
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