Posted by Sobriquet Style on February 5, 2006, at 13:46:37
When treating Bipolar Disorder, what do you feel is the best longterm maintenance treatment when comparing the old anticonvulsants vs the newer ones in terms of safety and overall effectiveness?
In Particular...
Valproate/Depakote
Carbamazepine/Tegretol
vs
Oxcarbazepine/Trileptal
Topiramate/Topamax
Also of interest, Gabapentin/Neurontin - Is any of the old school anticonvulsants known to work synergistically with this drug? I remember reading somewhere that sometimes in terms of effectiveness Gabapentin works best when combined with the older anticonvulsants rather than the newer ones. I cannot remember where I read this though, however I think it was written by a Neurologist.
Look forward to your responses.
:-)
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