Posted by Oliver71 on February 10, 2012, at 13:31:28
In reply to Re: Trileptal helpful for depression?, posted by raisinb on February 10, 2012, at 12:58:29
> I have been on it for a couple of months. I am also BP 2 with severe depression (at least, that's my current dx). I like it because I haven't experienced significant side effects, and it has controlled my depression well, but I am also on 75 mg Zoloft, which I believe is key. Are you also on an AD?
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> Have you had the blood tests? Your pdoc will need to check your level. If 900 mg is not enough, it will show up.
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> As far as I can tell, current thinking is that a history of severe depression that might respond initially to ADs but not for long is one thing that might indicate bipolar. In this case many pdocs think a mood stabilizer plus an AD might work out well.No, I'm not taking an AD currently. Thanks for mentioning the blood test, I'll ask about that. My doc has advised me to hold at 900mg for 2 weeks, then raise it to 1200 if not seeing improvement.
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