Posted by SLS on October 20, 2005, at 19:41:02
In reply to Re: The official SLS thread » SLS, posted by Phillipa on October 20, 2005, at 18:35:14
> Scott when you were on trileptal didn't it help your depression for a while? I've just started it but my pdoc said it would help with anxiety. Confused. Fondly, Phillipa
Yes, I experienced a wonderful antidepressant effect that lasted for a few days before it plateaued and faded.
Will Trileptal help with anxiety?
I'm not sure. It seems that depression and anxiety disorders have some common biological underpinnings. Very often, the same drugs are found to be effective treatments for both.
With many newer drugs, the range of conditions that each will be found to treat effectively has yet to be fully explored. I have not yet heard of the use of Trileptal as an antianxiety drug. However, other anticonvulsants have proven effective in the past. Among them are Neurontin and Depakote. So, there is some precedent for using anticonvulsants for certain types of anxiety.
- Scott
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