Posted by tendency on March 29, 2005, at 19:03:01
In reply to Re: switch to trileptal from lamictal? » tendency, posted by Minnie-Haha on March 29, 2005, at 18:58:20
> You don't say whether or not you're on an antidepressant. My opinion is that it's pretty hard to treat depression with a mood stabilizer alone. If any MS were going to do it, I'd think it would be Lamictal. (I was on it for a couple of months and was starting to see some improvement, but I got a rash and had to quit.)
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> I've used Trileptal for a long time and though it keeps me from feeling suicidal, it really doesn't do much to lift me out of depression. My first MS was Depakote, but I also took an AD with it, and it (the Depakote) made me gain 30 pounds in 2 years, so that's when I first switched to Trileptal.
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> If you're really in a deep-down funk, I think you'll probably need to add an AD.
>well, the other symptom im looking to improve upon is my irritablitly and anger that pops up frequently. typically i also find myself in a sh*tty mixed state where im depressed and pissed off. wondering if trileptal would be better than the lamictal in terms of the irritability?
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