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Did you suffer from some anxiety before being put on Trileptal?
I suffer from *a lot* of anxiety, though it has been getting better. But I can't stand crowds, amongst other things. I take .5 of klonopin, but I don't think it really does anything, been on it forever. Seroquel actually ended up helping me somewhat with anxiety, though I'm not taking it for this.
I have trouble getting out of my cocoon (re apartment) at times, and set myself small goals. Therapy also helps.
I know that for me it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between intense anxiety and hypomania: I get very energetic, antsy, can be irritable (when very anxious). I'm wondering if maybe some of your hypo symptoms (or more specifically some-times) are actually manifestations of some anxiety?
Are you in therapy? I've heard that CBT can be effective for anxiety, as well as other modalities. Best of luck.
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