I am on a relatively low dose (900mg/day) of Trileptal and it seems to be the best mood stabilizer I have ever taken. I don't get sleepy on it, and it hasn't caused any weight gain as Zyprexa did (along with symptoms that made me fear for my heart health -- they all disappeared when I got off the Zyprexa). Does anyone else take Trileptal? wrtr
i ahve been on a combination of 15 mg of lexapro and 1220 mg of trileptol for approximately 9 months and have gained a whoping 45 pounds, i am very angry about weight gain, and frustrated, trileptol did completely opposite for me , it made me sleepy and and more depressed
Hey anyone... just diagnosed with BP. Currently taking trileptal, lexapro and zypramax. I was on depakote but got off of it due to swelling ankles and weight gain. With all the other stuff can I still gain weight? Any answers would be awesome.
I recently started on Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine.) I too was on Zyprexa after a psychosis back in 2000. I was not on any medication from 2004 until this past month, but I see now that I should have been. After a harsh couple of weeks of depression upon starting the medication I seem to be doing much better. I started on just 300mg per day, but I'm on 900mg at the time being. My pdoc says I'll probably need between 1200 and 1800 mg per day. It kind of pisses me off that I need meds. but if it helps then I guess it is what it is.
This has been the most amazing medicine for major depression and chronic fatigue. It has literally changed my life. I have lived over twenty years with severe Major Depression and nothing has ever come close to giving me the quality of life that this has.But some people experience some side effects, you can read from here http://www.internationaldrugmart.com/oxcarbazepine.shtml
Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 15:31:09
