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Posted by iforgotmypassword on November 15, 2005, at 15:59:04
(verbal fluency that is)... and to get rid of anger explosions!! it seems to have positive effects for some people... is this through action on the TEMPORAL LOBE?? gaba? anti-glutamate? calcium channels, maybe? which ones are the best? or is this just another psychopharmaceutical fad?
Posted by med_empowered on November 15, 2005, at 17:08:35
In reply to anticonvulsants for concentration, drive, fluency, posted by iforgotmypassword on November 15, 2005, at 15:59:04
hey! anticonvulsants tend to make people a little bit..stupid. Not all the time, and its not always permanent or even that bad but...they're usually not the best thing for cognition. That said, low-dose trileptal helped me out...I can't explain it in terms of working on the temproal lobes or other biochemical actions...its more like the trileptal helped smooth things out a bit, so instead of wasting mental energy changing gears constantly and freaking out, i could focus and do what needed to be done...at low-doses, trileptal seemed more to redirect my mental energy than necessarily decresae or increase it (if that makes sense).
Posted by blueberry on November 15, 2005, at 17:19:58
In reply to anticonvulsants for concentration, drive, fluency, posted by iforgotmypassword on November 15, 2005, at 15:59:04
Depakote is good for the anger outbursts and overall agitation stuff, but slightly disrupting of concentration, drive, and fluency.
Lamictal might be a good choice. It is usually either neutral to slightly activating, has shown some cognitive enhancing effects, and calms things down a bit at the same time. We all respond differently though.
Posted by Phillipa on November 16, 2005, at 0:58:21
In reply to Re: anticonvulsants for concentration, drive, flue, posted by med_empowered on November 15, 2005, at 17:08:35
Med, so you tried low dose trileptal too. When did you take it morning or night. Something is keeping me from getting sleep. So last night I didn't take the trileptal and forgot it this am. And I haven't noticed a difference at all. How much did you take and what did you notice and at what time of day. now it's only valium at night and only getiing arond 4-6hours of sleep even when I take 20-25mg more when I wake up. any suggestions. Your friend Phillipa
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