Thanks for the suggestions, @fern46, @bpcyclist, and @BirdDancer. I greatly appreciate it. I'll try out Whole Foods, as suggested.

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I was so pissed off that I just gave up and called my pdoc during the after hours service. At first, the receptionist guy didn't want to connect me to my pdoc (which is typically what they'll try to pull on me). He was like, "so... What's the problem? Anger and agitation?" I said yes. Then he was like, "You can call back tomorrow during normal business hours if the anger still persists. People use this line when they have an urgent matter that needs to be addressed. Are you in danger or a danger to others?" I said no. But then I just quickly made up some BS like, "I've heard Trileptal can cause low blood sodium, and I'm not sure if I have low blood sodium that's causing the anger." THAT is when he was like, "ok, I'll get a hold of your doctor."

I hate having to spew bulls*** out of my mouth, but I am feeling worse and very angry, and I know the receptionist guy would have rejected my request if I didn't say some B.S. like that. Then I would be seething all day and probably blow up on someone.

But anyway, I talked to my pdoc about the agitation and worsening depression. Like, I actually talked to HIM on the phone, not his stupid f***ing "assistant." He says should try titrating up at a slower rate. (I can't remember if I said this, so I apologize if I am repeating myself, but I was supposed to be taking half a tablet everyday for 7 days. Then move on to one tablet in the A.M. and one in the P.M..) So we're going back to half a tablet twice a day until I see him again on Friday. Ughhhh.

My pdoc doesn't think trileptal is necessarily causing my anger/rage, but I'm feeling worse anger and depression wise, and I'm fairly lightheaded. Hopefully the decrease in Trileptal dose helps, though. I also wasn't sure if trileptal causes or exacerbates depression, but my pdoc said it's very unlikely, so we're monitoring things for a while. But if lowering my dose gets rid of the agitation, then I'll know Trileptal is the culprit.

He offered to put in a request for me to get a blood test about the sodium stuff. I said I don't feel comfortable going to a doctor's office and getting blood drawn unless it's an emergency. I want to mitigate my risks for contracting the virus. Plus, I doubt it's the sodium problem anyways. I just threw that idea out there to make the stupid receptionist forward me to my pdoc, because I know he wouldn't have otherwise.