[Moose72]

Ive been on the hypomanic side lately. My pdoc doubled my trileptal and upped my Rexulti to 4. That started yesterday - the first day of the new doses. I took my morning trileptal around 6:30 and was immediately slowed down. My coffee had an opposite effect. In church choir, facing everyone, my eyes kept closing for a moment. I came home and slept for 3 hours! It had been a beautiful morning downtown by church at Starbucks around 7:00. I'm assuming I get used to this new dose and this side effect goes away.

[~Christina]

Hope your body adjusts

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Hope your body adjusts

Thanks, Christina

For what it's worth, I'm on 4mg of Rexulti and I feel pretty good, but it took about a week for me to feel better. (I had visual and auditory hallucinations for 5 weeks straight... until the dose was increased to 4mg.)

I'm guessing the trileptal is making you drowsy because Rexulti never did that to me.

[Nola0250]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Ive been on the hypomanic side lately. My pdoc doubled my trileptal and upped my Rexulti to 4. That started yesterday - the first day of the new doses. I took my morning trileptal around 6:30 and was immediately slowed down. My coffee had an opposite effect. In church choir, facing everyone, my eyes kept closing for a moment. I came home and slept for 3 hours! It had been a beautiful morning downtown by church at Starbucks around 7:00. I'm assuming I get used to this new dose and this side effect goes away.

I can relate. I had my Latuda increased over 2 weeks ago and I'm still dragging to make it through the day. Hoping I get used to it too.

[99fairies]

I feel tired most of the time. I went off my AP last week and I had an amazing time. I was excited to clean my house, my mind was clear. But I had to go back on. I did not want to hurt my family if it turned mixed or seriously manic.

[~Christina]

Is today any better?

[Unrigged64072835]

Hope you'll feel better soon.

[Moose72]

Today is better. Still sleepy but awake enough. My daughter cant find her birth cert- again. No driver lic
Sence until she does.

[Moose72]

Found the birth cert!

A friend of mine said today that I should ask my pdoc to quit my trileptal (not by name but hes a psychologist). He says im too tired on it. Just because im tired at all. Because Ive needed naps since starting this new dose (300). But to me this drug is working wonders. Beats the way a lot of the other drugs ive been on have made me feel. (Lamictal purple face comes ro mind. Geodon made me feel like Id swallowed an attomic bomb. Aripirazole gave me akithesia. To name a few)

We all have to choose side effects vs benefits- with any drug not just psych. Why rule out brain drugs?

[~Christina]

If you feel the med is helping certainly stay on it. It’s highly likely you will adjust to the medication and won’t be always tired.

[Moose72]

had a nice day with my kids. I let my 16 yo drive as he just got his permit yesterday. I had Starbucks with my Starbucks buddy. I was telling this buddy about the symptoms I had when I saw my pdoc last. I said one was that I was short-tempered. I gave the example of ripping a CD out of my youngest's hand because I felt he was taking too long. This partly was because I had to pee but partly my hypomanic- impatience in general. There are other examples I gave but because my memory's like a seive, I can't remember them. One of the responses he gave was that I was my real self before my medication was increased. Where have we heard that before? Oh yeah: ME! When I'm manic wanting to be "the real me!"

It seems to me that psychiatrists and psychologists are at odds. The former like to prescribe (or tweak) drugs and the latter do not, relying on talk therapy.