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Aug 14, 2013, 04:34 PM
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Anyone take Topamax for BP1? Is it usually Rx'd adjunctive for Bipolar 1 or do some folks just take it alone?
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Dx: BP1, ADD, OCD, PTSD, GAD Current: Topamax 200mg, Ativan 1mg PRN, Lamictal 200mg, Ritalin 20mgx2, Klonopin 1mg PRN, Omega 3 Abilify 10mg Past & failed: Seroquel, Saphris, Lithium, Neurontin, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Celexa, Paxil, Remeron, Vistaril, Haldol, Ambien, Restoril Xanax and now most likely Abilify |
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Aug 14, 2013, 05:15 PM
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The doc started me at 25mg a night. This is the ONLY BP med I am on. Should I start at a higher dose? I was given this at a walk in clinic not by a pdoc and I see a pdoc on the 20th of this month.
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Dx: BP1, ADD, OCD, PTSD, GAD Current: Topamax 200mg, Ativan 1mg PRN, Lamictal 200mg, Ritalin 20mgx2, Klonopin 1mg PRN, Omega 3 Abilify 10mg Past & failed: Seroquel, Saphris, Lithium, Neurontin, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Celexa, Paxil, Remeron, Vistaril, Haldol, Ambien, Restoril Xanax and now most likely Abilify |
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Aug 14, 2013, 05:22 PM
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I think I have seen most people starting out at 50mg but that is just what I recall from this site....I take 400mg
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Aug 14, 2013, 05:23 PM
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I take it along with abilify and Zoloft just recently started topamax was on lithium for a yr started topamax at 109mg a day starting 200 mg a day today for Bp 1
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Aug 14, 2013, 06:01 PM
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Ok, then I'm upping my dosage. I've had 25mg the past 2 nights. Tonight I'll take 25mg but then another 25mg in the morning making it 50mg a day.
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Dx: BP1, ADD, OCD, PTSD, GAD Current: Topamax 200mg, Ativan 1mg PRN, Lamictal 200mg, Ritalin 20mgx2, Klonopin 1mg PRN, Omega 3 Abilify 10mg Past & failed: Seroquel, Saphris, Lithium, Neurontin, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Celexa, Paxil, Remeron, Vistaril, Haldol, Ambien, Restoril Xanax and now most likely Abilify |
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Aug 14, 2013, 06:02 PM
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Or should I do 50mg all at night??
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Dx: BP1, ADD, OCD, PTSD, GAD Current: Topamax 200mg, Ativan 1mg PRN, Lamictal 200mg, Ritalin 20mgx2, Klonopin 1mg PRN, Omega 3 Abilify 10mg Past & failed: Seroquel, Saphris, Lithium, Neurontin, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Celexa, Paxil, Remeron, Vistaril, Haldol, Ambien, Restoril Xanax and now most likely Abilify |
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Aug 14, 2013, 06:08 PM
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It's a drug you want to increase or decrease slowly, btw.
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Aug 16, 2013, 02:41 PM
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I take topamax for migraine prevention, 75mg am and 50mg pm...so I am curious how it works for bipolar...I assume as a mood stabilizer? Because I have severe anxiety and MDD but maybe I don't take a high enough dose to help with depression, or am I misunderstanding it's use in helping someone who is bipolar? Thank you!
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