Posted by Peter on October 16, 2002, at 2:43:35
In reply to Re: HELP-I'm sick of this! Trileptal as last resort? » Peter, posted by JohnX2 on October 15, 2002, at 17:26:48
> Do you know if Trileptal can be taken with
> Serzone? I thought maybe there is a drug
> interaction. The Serone fixes my headaches.
>
> Take Care.
>
Hi John:
"Trileptal may be safely combined with Lamictal, Depakote, and lithium, as well as with antidepressants and antipsychotic medications" (http://www.bipolarchild.com/newsletters/0108.html). There's also a cool site which has both a great article about trileptal AND further links to legit APA clinical resources treatment guidlines that support the claims of trileptal safety profile and efficacy for bipolar. I'm sure those links further touch upon trileptal's interactions with other drugs. Here's the article-the links are at the end past the conclusion: http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/meds/trileptal.htm
BTW, did you actually find an anti-anxiety effect with the trileptal? In what way? Was it like a Neurontin dulling/spaced-out/detached/I don't care type of way,or more of a non-sedating relief of anxiety? I'm taking klonopin And depakote AND restoril, and, honestly, the dulling, sedating effects leave me worse off than the anxiety I'm trying to treat!
All the best,
Peter
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