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Aug 05, 2009, 04:41 PM
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Has anyone ever been given Trileptal for Bipolar, and if so, what did you think of it; did it help? Thank you.
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Aug 05, 2009, 06:01 PM
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I have been on it for 40 days. I have gone up to a dose of 1800 mg. I think it is doing nothing for depression, anger and irritability. I have a call in to my p-doc. I hope it works well for you. Everyone is different and it could be the charm for you.
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Aug 05, 2009, 07:36 PM
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I took Trileptal for almost a year for the goal of mood stabilization. My problem has always been depression rather than mania. It seemed to have a period where it worked, but it was never used as a solo drug. It was always combined with something and my moods were constantly swinging up and down. When I started Lithium 4 months ago my moods finally evened out and I feel fine and I'm only taking Lithium. With the Trileptal I was up to 1200mg and was taking 4 other meds with it. It's not extremely potent but for some people it works. I had no side effects from it which is great but I'm not sure it worked real well considering how I now feel on the Lithium. Hopefully it'll work for you though. I do know people who have had great results with it. Take care!!
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Aug 05, 2009, 09:26 PM
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I took Trileptal for about a year. Although I have been on 2304982304 meds, it is one of the few that I stayed on for a long time.
To be honest, it did absolutely nothing. I did not notice a difference. I was switched to Lamictal, which I have been taking for over a year. It has made amazing differences.
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Aug 06, 2009, 01:44 AM
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Oct 07, 2009, 05:04 PM
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My dosage for Trileptal has been reduced from 1200 mg to 900 mg because I was very forgetful and at times confused. I also take the medication at bedtime, while I have just started taking Prozac in morning instead of bedtime.
PEACE!
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Oct 07, 2009, 07:13 PM
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I am on 1200 mg and I split it into a morning dose and an evening dose. With the addition of Prozac in the morning and Seroquel, I feel it is working a lot better than before. By itself it was not doing much.
Of course that all can change in an instant, as we all know. I hope your new dose works better for you. |
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Oct 11, 2009, 07:36 PM
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So far, it's only been a week, 900 mg Trileptal in the evening and 60 mg Prozac in the morning seems to be working well.
Have a GOOD WEEK Everyone!!! 
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