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Q: Number of Meds I Take
I AM ON 1800 ESKALITH A DAY LEVEL IS AT .6 AND GOES NO HIGHER, ALSO
ON TOPAMAX 300MG, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK, WENT CYCLOTHYMIC/MANIC, NOW WE ARE GOING
DOWN ON TOPAMAX 25MG A WEEK AND I AM GOING ON NEUROTIN UP TO 900MG AT
APPROXIMENTLY FEW DAYS,QUESTION IS I HAVE HEARD OF BEING ON TWO MEDS BUT THREE?
AND WITH THE TOPAMAX ONLY BEING AT 250 MG IN TWO WEEKS WHEN THE NEUROTIN IS AT
LEAST 900 CONCERNS ME.
Dear Mr. H' --
I sometimes use 5 different medications, if that's what it takes, in trying to
avoid side effects (e.g. 3 mood stabilizers plus a medication for sleep like
Ambien plus an anti-anxiety agent like Klonopin (clonazepam) or a thyroid
adjunct. However, I rely on medications that have been shown to be
mood stabilizers. Topiramate and Neurontin have less support for their use
in this fashion than lithium, Depakote, and Tegretol/Trileptal.
Dr. Phelps
Published November, 2001
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