Posted by SLS on April 13, 2006, at 7:06:29
In reply to Re: Whats a good dose of TRILEPTAL??????????????, posted by bipolarspectrum on April 12, 2006, at 22:41:43
> THanx for the reply... I'm currently on 1200mg and its going well... but it seems that I get a feelin from it for a week or so (as happened on 600mg) then I have to increase the dose... but the feelin i get is great! pure stability! just wondering if u've seen that before??
It is only recently that I have seen Trileptal being used regularly for mood illness, despite its being available for a number of years. I don't remember seeing posts describing the need for dosage escalation in a way similar to Lamictal.
I think we sometimes get a bit too impatient when we assess the effectiveness of drugs, especially when it comes to mood stabilizers with bipolar disorder. It is not uncommon to see a sort of brief improvement early in treatment that disappears only to see it reemerge later. I guess one could be more patient waiting for a drug to work if they were to know in advance that they were on the right drugs at the right dosages. But it doesn't work that way. 1200mg sounds pretty good to me.
Have you noticed any side effects?
- Scott
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