So I've been on a low dose of Trileptal (75 mg--working up to 150 or maybe 300) for about 3 weeks to see if it would help me since my p-doc thinks I could possibly have bipolar II. I'm also on 100 mg of Zoloft. I know that's a really low dose for the Trileptal, but I'm really sensitive to meds, and the 75 made me really sleepy for the first 2 weeks. Like, "I need to take a nap right now!" sleepy.

The sleepiness is getting a bit better, but I learned some upsetting news early last week (death of the spouse of someone I know professionally) and was a total wreck about that. And I've been pretty depressed ever since then. I've had some panic attacks, too (I do have panic disorder). I'm just wondering if the Trileptal could be contributing to this? It's not that I'm just sad about what happened, but feeling badly about myself, too.

Will probably contact p-doc tomorrow (even though I just saw her last week) because I also had some weird physical symptoms that I think are from Trileptal, like chills (no fever), insomnia, and a general fuzzy-headed feeling. But wondering if it caused any increased depression in anyone?