Topamax?

[tallyn75]

Right now I'm on Lithium 900mg and Trazadone 150mg for sleep. Towards the end of last month I had 4 days of hypomania 2 days of mania and 6 days of severe depression. Now I'm back to baseline. I'm suppose to go to the doctor Thursday. And I'm thinking a med change might be in order -- to prevent more episodes. I'm pondering the idea of adding Topamax. I don't have a job or really do anything that requres a lot of concentration. I'm roughly 100 pounds overweight so I can afford to loose a few pounds. So I'm wondering, has anyone here had success with it?

 

[Alive again]

I was only ever on it briefly. Do what your mentation, my pdoc calls it dopamaxx, for in SOME people, it can really mess with cognitive abilities. I have a friend who has been on it for years and done well with it.

 

[tallyn75]

Thanks for your input.

My doctor didn't think it'd be a good match for me. So he raised my lithium and added Celexa. So we'll see how this works.

 

[Jesusfreak4life8629]

Thanks for your input.

My doctor didn't think it'd be a good match for me. So he raised my lithium and added Celexa. So we'll see how this works.

About Topamax: I was on it for about a year, and it worked, just the last time I was in the hospital the pdoc took me off of it, which I still regret letting him...

About Celexa: Anything in the class of Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, or Zoloft gave me severe panic attacks, which really sucks...but, hopefully Celexa works for you.