Posted by Tony P on March 17, 2004, at 2:08:09
In reply to what is the best AED for controlling hypomania?, posted by highanxiety on March 12, 2004, at 21:36:08
> I have epilepsy but I am fairly certain that I have become hypomanic (or at least did not tolerate) on topomax, lamictal and zonegran. [...clipped....]
Lamictal is supposed to be a mood _stabilizer_, so in theory should not cause hypomanic episodes. However, I had a doozy of a one when I went from 50 mg/day to 100/mg day, and have experienced some overactivation for a few days about 3 days after each increment in dosage (currently at 300 mg/d). At least one other person has posted a similar experience. The hyperactivity does seem to pass off fairly quickly though.
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