Posted by Ron Hill on January 29, 2005, at 18:00:38
In reply to I hate being manic, posted by catmint on January 29, 2005, at 7:22:15
Amy,
I'm on the road and I've noticed your message while I'm using the computer at the hotel. I felt compelled to write to you (despite the fact that I'm not supposed to be posting 'til February).
I want to briefly talk to you again about Trileptal. The two things that I love about Trileptal are:
1) It gives me GREAT sleep!!
2) It takes away my hypomania quickly and thoroughly.
If I had a med that would treat the atypical depressive side of my BP II as well as Trileptal treats the hypomanic side, I'd be as good as new!
I remember that you tried Trileptal briefly a couple of years ago (before starting your Lamictal), but I don't recall the details of your response to the med. And to make matters worse, I don't fully remember what you told me recently about your Trileptal trial.
As an aside, Dr Bob has done great things with this site, and many patients (such as myself) have been greatly helped because of the untold number of hours (and dollars) that he has put into this endeavor. IMHO, another great addition to this site would be a board containing a brief blog from each willing participant. Each blog would contain a brief summary of participant's dx (dx’s), the meds tried, and the participant’s response to each of the med trials. Then when I forget the dx and/or med history of a poster, I could simply click on his or her blog.
Back to Trileptal. I've been taking it for about nine months. I asked my pdoc for it primarily because Dr Jim Phelps thinks very highly of the med for BP II patients like you and me. I'm sure you've seen his web site. Here is the page from his site that discusses moodstabilizers:
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/meds/moodstabilizers.htm
Be well my friend!
-- Ron
---------------------------> I can't seem to avoid the number one trigger for mania-lack of sleep. I've always had insomnia; it sucks. I'ts 4 in the morning right now.
> I'm trying to come off Lamictal. I feel like I'm really not well.
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> Lamictal has helped with my depression. I'm just having too many side effects, even 2 years later.
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> When I'm manic, or rather hypo-manic, I have really bizarre thoughts, I feel other people's energy too much, I scowl and glare at people who look at me wierd. I suppose I'm more in a mixed state when that happens. I have such a heightened perception of my environment that I sometimes feel like I'm tripping on acid.
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> I also get really sexually charged up, but unsuccessfully so, I am tripping about the whole experience; I lose track of my body, my mind won't cooperate. I won't let myself go because I'm afraid.
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> I hold back the mania as much as I can and I get really pent up. I'm causing a lot of problems in my relationship.
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> If I could only get on the right med. I've tried every damn one for bipolar disorder.
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> Thanks for reading,
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> Amy
poster:Ron Hill
thread:449685
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050128/msgs/449869.html