Posted by Ron Hill on June 20, 2005, at 11:23:50
In reply to Re: Trileptal 600mg - How much higher can I go? » Ron Hill, posted by SLS on June 18, 2005, at 10:01:08
SLS,
> By the way, it is really cool to have you around again. You are always a good source of information, sensibility, and positive energy. Glad you're back...
Thank you very much for your kind words. When it comes to tx of p-disorders with p-meds and/or supplements, I'm just a monkey-see-monkey-do trial-and-error kind of a guy. On the other hand, you and many other learned individuals on this site actually understand the pharmacological actions of p-meds and the associated brain functioning.
It's like you smart guys and gals are the horticulturists who determine the best genetics, optimal seed germinating requirements, soil conditioners and nutrients, optimal watering amounts and frequency, optimal quantity and intensity and wavelength of light, etc. All I do is stop by the garden, pick and sample a particular variety of the produce, and see if it gives me a boost or if it's a dud.
When I first found this site in 1999, I knew virtually nothing about p-meds and p-disorders. All I knew was that my brain was all screwed up from a p-doc giving me the wrong meds. But over the years I've read the posts of you horticulturists and now I have a lot better idea of which type of produce would have the best chance of giving me a boost and which would likely be a dud. Scott, thank you for sharing your knowledge over the years!
Hey with regard to your current Trileptal trial, do you think it might be worthwhile to keep the Trileptal on board even if the antidepressant action turns out to be merely a startup phenomenon? I say this because for several years I've thought there might be a bipolar component to your dx. In fact, I think I may have shared this opinion with you in the past. My only point is that if you do have some BP in your dx (as you currently believe to be the case), then it would seem prudent to have more mood stabilization on board than what the Lamictal and Abilify bring to the table. Just my 2 cents, FWIW.
-- Ron
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