Posted by Dani B on November 24, 2005, at 12:21:16
In reply to mood stabilizers for depression?, posted by sassie on November 22, 2005, at 12:59:17
My 14 yr old daughter took Effexor to help with anxiety & depression. It made her tired too. She weaned off this past summer, but when school started, the anxiety returned as bad as ever. she tried Lexapro, but we didn't see any change. We saw a new doc, and she recommended Cymbalta 2x/day, and Trileptal. I too was surprised to find online that Trileptal is for bipolar. I don't think our daughter is bipolar...but what's this talk of unipolar? I've never heard of it. But back to the trileptal...I have since read that it is also used as a mood stabalizer, and I can see that it's working for our daughter. She doesn't seem as edgy, and her fuse isn't as short as it has been. I believe this combination of meds is working for her.
poster:Dani B
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