Posted by houstongirl on October 17, 2001, at 9:57:15
In reply to Re: PROVIGIL - forgot something » houstongirl, posted by [email protected] on October 17, 2001, at 2:08:46
Yeah, Celexa 100 mg is as high as they will go on it. It's an SSRI, supposedly with the "cleanest" side-effect profile. I've been through a lot- Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, Effexor, Wellbutrin, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, lithium, Ritalin, adderall, T4, that's all I can think of for now. I'm BPII - rapid cycling. I also had a grand mal seizure on Wellbutrin (w/in 38 hrs of first dose). EEG shows "epileptiform" brain wave activity, so I have to be an anti-convulsant anyway. I'm thinking of switching to Topamax (topiramate)- mostly b/c of weight gain from Depakote. I'm relatively stable now, though and I'd have to really taper Depakote before starting Topamax, so I'm just not sure...
any advice?
Cristy
> Woops, just noticed something again forgot to mention.
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> I'm not sure what the Celexa and Depakote (sp?) are for ... (pause) ...
> ... I just looked on Internet, depakote = valproic acid???
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> 100 Celexa (pretty high dose) + Depakote just from the little I know about those sounds like a good chance to blunt much of Provigil's effect.
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> Again, not sure what the 2 meds are for but since I just read that depakote is anti-manic then it sounds like it may be sedating, and probably moreso combined with a pretty relaxing ssri like Celexa.
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> I'm just kind of curious if switching 1 or both of the original medicines might not be worth trying also, as an alternative option to finding a 3rd med to counteract sedation from the first 2.
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