Feeling depressed still. I hate that I crashed Thursday night into Friday morning.

I feel slightly tortured by the addition of Trileptal. I like to use sleep to cope with my depressions, but Trileptal gives me insomnia, which means I spent more time last night dealing with my negative thought patterns than I would if I had spent more time sleeping.

I am hoping this insomnia side effect goes away. If not, I may have to pop a k-pin at night to help me sleep. However, I do not want to rely on another med just to deal with this side effect. I also do not get very many k-pin pills when I do get an Rx, so I try to use k-pin sparingly.

I will call my pdoc on Monday if I haven't slept much this weekend. I hope I can stick to the Trileptal, though, because I really want something to control my moods without making me sedated. I just wish it didn't keep me awake. I was hoping it wouldn't have an effect on sleep. Also, I must say... I admit I am thoroughly confused by the fact drowsiness is "a common side effect."