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Posted by Nickengland on May 30, 2005, at 10:18:32
Hello There
As most of you are aware I'm having difficulties with Trileptal and pains which appear to be coming from my kidneys/sides of body.
So I have stopped taking it. I am now trying Tegretol but its no way near as effective as Trileptal on my mood and is putting me back into depression.
I guess Topamax will be my last shot. I would like to know if people have had success with this drug - without having the "Dopamax" i.e turing you into the village idiot.
Hvae any people actually found this drug actually helps them with regards to:
Helping anxiety
Helping sleep
Helping you think clearly - is this possble??
Helping as a *standard* mood stabilser should compared with the big 3
Many thanks to those who can help me with this. I know the only way is to try it for myself, i'm getting rather worried as if this doesn't work i'll have to give up on all mood stabilisers and be med free....not a wise option :-( but my only option
Posted by Maxime on May 30, 2005, at 15:13:37
In reply to Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness...., posted by Nickengland on May 30, 2005, at 10:18:32
Just wondering if you have tried Lamictal yet?
A lot of people find topomax very effective. You have to tritrate it slowly though. It helped me sleep. It did negatively effect my cognitive abilities. I wasn't on it long enough to say whether or not it helped stabilise my mood. I went psychotic from it. :-)
Good luck with it!
Maxime
> Hello There
>
> As most of you are aware I'm having difficulties with Trileptal and pains which appear to be coming from my kidneys/sides of body.
>
> So I have stopped taking it. I am now trying Tegretol but its no way near as effective as Trileptal on my mood and is putting me back into depression.
>
> I guess Topamax will be my last shot. I would like to know if people have had success with this drug - without having the "Dopamax" i.e turing you into the village idiot.
>
> Hvae any people actually found this drug actually helps them with regards to:
>
> Helping anxiety
>
> Helping sleep
>
> Helping you think clearly - is this possble??
>
> Helping as a *standard* mood stabilser should compared with the big 3
>
> Many thanks to those who can help me with this. I know the only way is to try it for myself, i'm getting rather worried as if this doesn't work i'll have to give up on all mood stabilisers and be med free....not a wise option :-( but my only option
Posted by Nickengland on May 30, 2005, at 15:20:35
In reply to Re: Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness...., posted by Maxime on May 30, 2005, at 15:13:37
Hi Maxine :-)
Whoa sh*t you went psychotic from it?!
Yep i've tried Lamictal, it was a no no, it sent me into a nervious anxious mess! lol
I see why you had to stop it then from being psychotic. Good to hear it helped with sleep though.
Thanks for the input :-)
Kind regards
Nick
Posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2005, at 16:50:52
In reply to Re: Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness.... » Maxime, posted by Nickengland on May 30, 2005, at 15:20:35
My husband took l50mg of trileptal last night to see if it helped with sleep and he still can't wakeup. I'm worried he's so strange. Just keeps noding off. Could a one time trileptal cause this? Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Nickengland on May 31, 2005, at 4:05:19
In reply to Re: Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness...., posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2005, at 16:50:52
Probably best not to give him trileptal anymore lol.
Kind regards
Nick
Posted by Nickengland on May 31, 2005, at 4:06:08
In reply to Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness...., posted by Nickengland on May 30, 2005, at 10:18:32
Anymore Topamax success experiences????
Posted by stresser on May 31, 2005, at 13:14:59
In reply to Re: Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness.... » Nickengland, posted by Nickengland on May 31, 2005, at 4:06:08
Yes! My daughter and I both take it for Bipolar II, and we are both having good luck with it. I am having better luck with it paired with Zoloft. She is taking Trileptal 75mg. along with Topamax 300mg. You do need to titrate very slowely, because of the side-effects. I would say go up every two weeks, and no faster! I didn't notice any congnative dulliing at all, but she did when the doctor told her to increase TOO quickly. Increasing fast does that, and you back down again until it decreases, and titrate up slowely again. Some people notice weight loss, but we did not. It did level out my moods, and I feel like a different person. When I started reading the side effects, I had a small panic moment. No need for that; it's not a big deal. Just some tingling in the feet, and maybe light headedness at first, but that goes away within the first four days. Give it a try, because it may be the one for you! It changed my life, and could possibly do the same for you. -L
Posted by Nickengland on May 31, 2005, at 14:33:17
In reply to Re: Topamax Questions Of Effectiveness.... » Nickengland, posted by stresser on May 31, 2005, at 13:14:59
Thanks L! :-)
Read your other post and sent you a babblemail
Kind regards
Nick
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