[nataliepatricia6183]

My doctor just added trileptal for my cycling as of Monday.
So far I've had nausea, bad flatulence, and flu like symptoms
Will all this go away... I can tell I feel more stable but I feel sick

[LonesomeTonight]

Originally Posted by nataliepatricia6183

My doctor just added trileptal for my cycling as of Monday.
So far I've had nausea, bad flatulence, and flu like symptoms
Will all this go away... I can tell I feel more stable but I feel sick

Out of curiosity, did the flu-like symptoms include chills? And just some achiness? Because I think I've been having that side effect from Trileptal. It seemed a bit constipating the first week or so, too. Have you had any psychological side effects? I think it might be making me more depressed...

[nataliepatricia6183]

I had some achiness. Still a bit constipated but getting better. I did notice depression which led to more negative thoughts however I didn't take as much trazodone
since I had the trileptal
Now that I'm taking the dose of trazodone I was taking it's a bit better
with the depression
It's weird the depression would still hit me cause I take 80mg of Prozac?
The medication balance is such a crazy thing

[*Laurie*]

Hi, I'm on 900 mg Trileptal. I have not noticed any particular side effects from it. I also don't notice that it does much...maybe takes the edge off my anxiety...Maybe?

[LonesomeTonight]

Originally Posted by *Laurie*

Hi, I'm on 900 mg Trileptal. I have not noticed any particular side effects from it. I also don't notice that it does much...maybe takes the edge off my anxiety...Maybe?

My p-doc said because we're using it as a mood stabilizer, it would probably take some time to tell if it's helping or not. Because it's not as simple as "did it help my depression." It's more like, "Have I been able to cope better over the past few months in general?" and/or had fewer or less severe episodes of depression or what I think is hypomania. Might contact her today, just because I'm concerned about the possible depression side effects. (I can deal with some sleepiness, less so with increased depression.)

[b1ghr0ll3r]

I took lexapro for a short amount of time in Decenber 2015.., nausea was the main side effect I had (the other was severely dialated pupils). I didn't stay on it long enough to find out if the nausea went away or not