Trileptal and bipolar

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Avatar f tn I think Geodon is for BP patients who have equal mania and depression or more on the manic side (as opposed to Lamictal which is used for greater depressive BP). Trileptal is very similar to Tegretol - in fact, I think they are the same molecule but varied somewhat. I've read a statement from a Psychiatrist that Tegretol is always more successful for them than Trileptal is. Go to Bipolarworld - the Dr. in charge of that wrote a abstract of his experience using Tegretol vs Trileptal for BP.
Avatar n tn Talk to your doctor or psychiatrist about it. My guess is no. Trileptal is an anti-convulsant, and Abilify is specifically for mental illnesses. They would work differently due to their drug classes and targeted illnesses. If Abilify is working for you, then you probably shouldn't switch unless it's a price issue that's really making things hard for you.
1108262 tn?1273179266 DOES ANY ONE TAKE TRILEPTAL FOR BIPOLAR ??? IF SO HOW MUCH AND FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING IT??
Avatar n tn hey my diagnoses is bipolar depression i take 150 zoloft,50naltrexone,60mg inderol,trileptal 900,stelazine 6mg,cogentin 0.
Avatar m tn I lost my medical insurance and need help with maintaining my prescription of Trileptal. I was told that the internet coupons may not be available in Maine where I live. Other assistance, maybe directly from manufacture? Only need assistance for 6 mos.
5032487 tn?1365824021 Remember that nothing that works will be side effect free for everyone. Lamictal is weight neutral, and is great for bipolar II, and packs most of its weight against depression. Geodon and Abilify are also supposed to be weight neutral, Geodon a little more so than Abilify. Trileptal is weight neutral as well, but its use in bipolar is technically off-label.
Avatar f tn Is anyone on here taking Trileptal for bipolar? Any comments or results?
Avatar f tn ve been taking Trileptal 300mg and Lexapro 10mg for over six years now and I did well for a while but about seven months ago started loosing my grip on the situation again. Please reply!
Avatar f tn If a person has epilepsy since they were a child and requires an anti-convulsant it should be noted that some anti-convulsants are used as mood stabilizers such as Depakoate, Trileptal, Keppra and of course Lamictal (and others) but the dosage and adjustment for bipolar would be different. Since some medications can on occassion raise the seizure threshold it would involve a close conversation between your neurologist and psychiatrist as for what medication is right for you.
Avatar m tn Yes right now I am taking lithium and trileptal. I was on lamictal and trileptal but had to switch to lithium as my insurance allowance for medication has run out and lamictal and trileptal costs about $500.00 per month. Befor the month is out I'll have to go to lithium and depakote until I can figure something else out.
5153554 tn?1365430705 The day before yesterday he told me he was only taking one Trileptal a day because it made him too sleepy. When he brandished the bottle of Trileptal in my face as evidence he was taking them it seemed suspiciously full. Meanwhile he's been holed up in his room playing video games non-stop all hours of the night, sleeping all day. Leaves only to go to his PT job. His room is like a bat cave. Dark & gloomy.
Avatar f tn Trileptal and Seroquel but they are not working. I am taking myself of the trileptal now. i am off the seroquel completely now. Like you said I have grown immune to them. I have an appt to see my psych doc soon. I had printed out a list of meds so hopefully we are able to get the right ones.
Avatar n tn Hi! I take abilify and trileptal and have no gained weight from those two. Hope this helps! Also, Zyprexa for me was super bad on the weight thing. I gained 20 lbs! Hope this helps.
Avatar m tn now the doc wants to put me back on low dose lithium along with a med to protect my kidneys and monitor them closely. i am curently on trileptal and seroquel but still have anxiety and hypomania. i don;t know what to do. has anyone had similar experiences with ect and/or with low dose lithium?
Avatar f tn Or maybe I am just bipolar and was misdiagnosed...anyways I have irritability, anger, mild depression, hypomania, am very figity, have sleeping problems...I've tried abilify (caused too much muscle twitching and about 10lbs of weight gain but worked extremely well) also only was on 1 miligram when it was working -half a pill. I've been told I may metabolize pills differently so small doses to my body are larger.
Avatar n tn in most states where you can work and still be eligible for Medicaid as long as you have a disability and of course bipolar qualifies as a disability. You can inquire about benefits issues and all other disability advocacy at your local independent living center. There's one in every county of every state. This has all of them listed. Find the one nearest to you: http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/index.
967145 tn?1247497890 hi i am a 26 year old . and i am bipolar! i am taking this medication carbamazepin. is this a mood stablelizer? i have taken it before and this time i feel really weird! like the other night me and my husband was sleeping, and i heard myself talking to my husband but i knew that i was asleep! and my heart started racing really fast? is this suppose to happen? or do i need diferent meds?
Avatar n tn Concerta and Trileptal are for ADHD and Mood Stabilizers usually for Anxiety yes. The Prevacid is a stomach acid reducer. Geodan is a bipolar medication. Depending on how long he has been on them, he may have an allergic reaction. Id research.
Avatar f tn Neurontin, Topomax, Keppra, Trileptal, Lovaza (anti-cholesterol medication used experimentally for bipolar it works like fish oil but is an FDA approved medication) and Clonidine (which I take having exhausted all other options). Those are only the ones I've tried and am familiar with. I wouldn't reccomend one over the other but speak to your psychiatrist about any of these options (or others listed on that site which is clinically accurate).
Avatar f tn unfortunately, a lot of these meds do cause problems with weight gain. However, if you can possibly try to set yourself up on a plan (sometimes it takes forcing yourself at that beginning), to get out and walk everyday, it will help you a lot. It helps with the weight and with the mood. My son has this problem. He has bipolar schizoaffective disorder. He is on Clozaril, Effexor and Trileptal.
Avatar n tn 75mg zyprexa, 50mg Topimax, 300mg Seroquel, and 350mg Trileptal at nightime. I take 300mg Lamictal and 350mg Trileptal every morning. I sleep all night, and want to sleep more. I've had bloodwork done the past few months and my thyroid always comes back alright. I see my counselor every other week, but it is really difficult to get a work in appointment with my psychiatrist. He's always booked for the next 3 months and it's very frustrating for me.
Avatar f tn His neurologist recently added Trileptal to balance his levels because he was having seizures so often. His therapist also prescribed him Celexal and Elavil for depression medication due to bipolar disorder. Now it seems that the 2 anti-depressants have a side effect of seizures, which causes him to seize more than usual. Should the 4 meds be mixed, Keppra, Celexa, Elavil and Trileptal?
Avatar f tn yep sounds like it to me. I personally have bi polar. I get mad at the littlest things and i dont just take it out on one person i take it out on everybody that crosses my path. its all about routine nothing can be changed it will throw him off. if that medicine makes him sick ask doctor for a different one. I am currently taking trileptal a seizure med for bipolar.
Avatar f tn Hello I'm new on this forum. I am on the addiction site due to help with getting thru withdrawals from oxys and norcos. All RX'd by my pain managment doctor. J never abused them or any of my other meds for that matter. I wanted to quit them because I didn't. Like what they were doing to my mind and body and also to see where my pain level was at now. But anyway I was diagnosed Bipolar 4 years ago by a doctor when olives in Ohio. He put me on Triliptal which seems to work good.
207227 tn?1271416978 She is under stress at school and home. I am trying to figure out if she is indeed having bipolar symptoms or if it is a result of everything going on. Here is how she is behaving. At school, she said a teacher (teacher A) is yelling at her and the class. She feels that this teacher does not like her. She feels singled out and that the teacher will "get on her" any chance she can. She said the teacher is mean.
Avatar m tn I have been offered Lamotragin, Lithium and Carbamazepine as three possible options for mood stabalising drugs along with the continuation of my dose of citalopram. I am 17 would like to know if anyone else has had any experiences with any of the above three, as I have to decide on which one I would like to use. So much as I can see, they are all non addictive, all require blood tests and all involve avoiding alcohol (which I have been doing for some time now anyway).
Avatar n tn What you should do is review Scientific American, which suggests that bi-polar disorder is the result of a specific infectious agent, and is in actuality an auto-immune disorder, rather than something caused by poor toilet training. And the good news is they have identified an organism. And there are clinical trials overseas on a drug that will counteract the affects.
1967424 tn?1325633780 s mainly side effects that are bothering you, trileptal is related but has fewer side effects, although bipolar is an off-label use of trileptal. Lamictal is good for depression. There's also the atypical antipsychotics, like seroquel and geodon, or the third generation antipsychotic abilify. They all have mood stabilizing properties, although most of them can cause weight gain.
Avatar n tn I was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder about 6 or 7 years ago. I now take Trileptal to treat it, and it has definitely improved my life. It was never something anyone, but my family or close friends were even able to detect. I have never been hospitalized as a result of the bipolar nor has it ever affected my physical health in any way. However, I am unable to acquire any health insurance because of the diagnosis.
Avatar n tn Keep in mind that everything that works has side effects. Not everyone will get every side effect, and some are more likely than others, but you won't really know without trying, unfortunately. An off label use is one that the FDA hasn't approved the medication for, e.g. trazodone as a sleep aid (it's approved as an antidepressant).