Posted by chemist on August 22, 2004, at 12:15:13
In reply to Chemist !! what happened to trileptal ????, posted by linkadge on August 22, 2004, at 8:32:58
hey, linkadge, how are you? you sound better.....my comments below....all the best, and be well!!!! chemist
> You were taking trileptal. Why'd you stop?
**** because i do not suffer from epilepsy or have seizures/convulsions. as a rule - although i have been tricked in the past - i do not waste my time and money on medications for conditions from which i do not suffer, nor do i continue to visit a medical professional who pursues such approaches. *****
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> I stopped because it was pretty much like other mood stabalizers, sure they'll bring you down but they do little for depression.
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**** it made mine a little worse, because my self-esteem was lowered when i finally realized that anti-epileptic drugs, anti-convulsants, and atypical anti-psychotics are effective in treating epilepsy, convulsions, and psychoses, respectively, and that i had ignorantly been taking these medications for relief of anxiety, panic, and depression. i felt really, really stupid, and that made it worse, for me. i have recovered, pretty much....****> My doctor tried to convince me that this med would have me dancing in the streets. I tried to tell him, I know what anticonvulsants do. There is *no way* that this med is an effective antidepressant.
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**** it appears that you will need to induce literacy in your doctor: i do not envy you this task. my current psychiatrist is the one i saw when i first sought treatment, over ten years ago. interestingly, he prescibes an anxiolytic for my anxiety/panic (alprazolam) and an antidepressant for my mild/moderate depression (fluvoxamine). based on what i read on this board, an antihistamine and an antipsychotic would be better choices...i guess he's just a little out-of-date :) ********* be well, chemist *****
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