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Q: Dare I Try Moclodemide?
Hi,
Back again. A brief summary .BP2. Tried lamicatal, too aggressive. Recently
spent 2 months on Topomax, was so spaced out I could not function, also emotions
went, neither happy nor sad, complete no mans land. Just started Trileptal,
seems great no real side effects, except for Panic attacks. Is this me or the
meds. Doc suggested I ask about Moclobemide? I did some research it seems to be
an anti-depressant. The last lot of anti-depressants ( several years back,
pre-BP2-diagnosis) had me trying to committ suicide .. ugh not keen to go back
there. So question is dare I try Moclodemide? The 10 days I was off Topomax
before I started Trileptal was a nightmare, moods all over the place...so really
I do need medication. This never ending dance to find the correct one is a long
slow and frustrating process? Does Trileptal exacerbate panic attacks? I have
been subject to them for a few years but seemed to have them under control unitl
now?
Many Thanks
Dear Ms. G'
Sorry to say that your situation now illustrates rather well, unfortunately, the
limitations of what I can do from out here in electron-land. This is clearly a
very complex situation and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on just
where to go now. I generally will try to stick to offering thoughts about "what
to do" that derive from accepted general principles, if I offer such thoughts at
all. Clearly your circumstance is complicated enough, especially now, that
"general principles" are not going to be worth much, and your treatment will be
based on what we sometimes have to do instead: cautious trials of the next most
obvious thing to try. Good luck with that process.
Dr. Phelps
Published September, 2004
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