Posted by SLS on February 21, 2014, at 16:00:31
In reply to Re: Scott - Shielac, posted by Sheilac on February 21, 2014, at 11:04:37
> Ok, I slept great last night with melatonin & Klonopin. Great.
That's good to hear.
> This morning I had anxiety that I couldn't tell if it was akathesia from being off Trileptal or just pure anxiety.
People are often under the mistaken impression that akathisia is the same thing as treatment emergent anxiety. I very much doubt that what you experience is akathisia. It is more likely a simple withdrawal symptom for coming off the Trileptal too quickly and too often.
An effective dosage of Depakote will lie somewhere between 500 mg/day and 1500 mg/day. For me, 1000 mg/day was ideal to treat a dysphoric mania. Combining Depakote with Geodon, Abilify, or Latuda might be an ideal solution.
Gotta go...
- Scott
> I took 1mg Klonopin, 1 Benadryl and 125mg of Depakote, then out of desperation I took 150mg Trileptal. Yesterday morning I took the same thing minus the Trileptal. And as yesterday, I now feel great. No more anxiety.
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> Maybe I'm not taking enough Depakote (dose 2x a day?) or maybe I just need to dose the Trileptal bedtime and morning and that will zap the anxiety?
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> Or maybe, is this anxiety I feel a mixed episode? I'm not acting too crazy. If it were a mixed episode I feel, why would, Benadryl, Klonopin, low dose Depakote work? Plus, no swelling and pain from 600mg Trileptal and no dull unmotivated blah feelings.
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> I hate to go back to large doses of Geodon for treating sleep and daytime anxiety issues.
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> But when my anxiety is so bold in the morning it has to be treated.
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> I just struggle with over medicating myself for anxiety issues.
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