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Posted by Guinnee Pig on January 4, 2002, at 12:16:57
I think the subject says it all. I took 500 mg of serzone for a year and I decided, much to my dr.'s discontent, to stop taking it and now I am.....acting crazy, manic, but having a good time, but having a bad time.....and awaiting the crash...Do I start something new now or wait and see if I will be ok. HMmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 6, 2002, at 2:15:54
In reply to Manic Without Serzone, posted by Guinnee Pig on January 4, 2002, at 12:16:57
I think the addition of carbamazepine or lamotrigine should give you the mood elevation you desire--without the crashes which are common in emotional conditions. Right now I'm getting excellent results with the anticonvulsant tiagabine.
> I think the subject says it all. I took 500 mg of serzone for a year and I decided, much to my dr.'s discontent, to stop taking it and now I am.....acting crazy, manic, but having a good time, but having a bad time.....and awaiting the crash...Do I start something new now or wait and see if I will be ok. HMmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Guinnee Pig on January 8, 2002, at 12:14:14
In reply to Re: Manic Without Serzone » Guinnee Pig, posted by CalvaryHill on January 6, 2002, at 2:15:54
I am curious as to why you would think a manic/depressive individual should take an anti-convulsant medication used to prevent seizures??
I am also less interested in medications with more "harmful" side effects. What has been your experience with side effects on such medications?> I think the addition of carbamazepine or lamotrigine should give you the mood elevation you desire--without the crashes which are common in emotional conditions. Right now I'm getting excellent results with the anticonvulsant tiagabine.
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> > I think the subject says it all. I took 500 mg of serzone for a year and I decided, much to my dr.'s discontent, to stop taking it and now I am.....acting crazy, manic, but having a good time, but having a bad time.....and awaiting the crash...Do I start something new now or wait and see if I will be ok. HMmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by 2sense on April 12, 2002, at 15:19:25
In reply to Re: Manic Without Serzone/CalvaryHill, posted by Guinnee Pig on January 8, 2002, at 12:14:14
Several anticonvulsants out on the market (Klonopin (generic: Clonazepam), Tegretol (generic: carbamazepine) and are also effective mood stabilizers and/or help bipolar, etc. At least according to the PDRs and psychiatrists -- but I suppose it could be true -- Klonopin was not a mood stabilizer for me and I felt it negatively changed my mood so I cold turkeyed it had a grand mal seizure and now am on it again and am to start Tegretol today (they did find a seizure focus on the left front temporal lobe during the EEG this past Monday). I just want to know how Tegretol/Carbamazepine is -- side effects.
Sue
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