Posted by SLS on April 12, 2006, at 15:49:05
In reply to Whats a good dose of TRILEPTAL??????????????, posted by bipolarspectrum on April 12, 2006, at 15:31:54
> Hello,
> I'm currently taking trileptal along with seroquel and lithium for bipolar disorder.. I'm really confused as to what the therapeutic dose range of trileptal should be for bipolar? I read on the box its like from 600-2400... what dose have people had success or experience with??
> bps
Hi.I found 900mg to be the sweet spot to bring me some relief from depression. Since I do not cycle into mania, I can't attest to at what dosage Trileptal becomes effective as an antimanic or mood stabilizer.
The only side effect I experienced was the appearance of excematous lesions on my hands and fingers. Otherwise, it was a remarkably clean drug, and did not produce any cognitive side effects.
Trileptal should be administered in divided doses, as it has a relatively short half-life, which is 2 hours for the parent molecule and 9 hours for the active metabolite.
Good luck.
- Scott
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