Posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 13:14:48
In reply to Re: Are there any Long-Term Neurontin users in here?, posted by Nickengland on June 9, 2005, at 11:50:44
Hi Nick!
>Weight gain, at low doses, who would be the worst offender out of Seroquel and sodium valproate do you think?
Difficult to say - I expect they'd be quite similar. Zyprexa seems to cause more weight gain than either of them.
>Epilim Chrono.........
If you'd like to try it again, you could always start at 200mg and increase the dose as required.
>LOL yeah you're dead right about Lamictal etc.. originally for epilepsy!
.........and Epilim's called Epilim for a reason! Lamictal is named after the drug name: lamotrigine.........and ictal - which refers to a seizure.
>mood stabiliser
Although the term 'mood stabiliser' tends to be used to refer to lithium and the anticonvulsants. Atypical antipsychotics could also be thought of as mood stabilisers. It might be useful to give Epilim a second trial first though. The thing is, Epilim doesn't often seem to help depression - it can do occasionally but it often seems to make it a bit worse. Seroquel seems to be useful for bipolar depression as well as for hypo/mania and mixed states. Sadly, both Seroquel and Epilim frequently cause problematic side effects.
Kind regards,
Ed.
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