Reviewer: Bi2, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. I was prescribed Trileptal as a mood stabilizer to help slow down the constant racing/obsessive thoughts. However, after some adjustments I found the right dose (150 mg) in letting me slow down and focus. I gave satisfaction four stars because you can only change the dose by 75 mg and I feel if I could take between 150 and 225 I would be in an optimal ra ... Show Full Comment

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I was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. I was prescribed Trileptal as a mood stabilizer to help slow down the constant racing/obsessive thoughts. However, after some adjustments I found the right dose (150 mg) in letting me slow down and focus. I gave satisfaction four stars because you can only change the dose by 75 mg and I feel if I could take between 150 and 225 I would be in an optimal range. Also, I did have some side effects when I was around 225-300 mg. I had constant ringing in one of my ears and I felt my mind slowed down so much I could barely hold a thought. Overall, a good medicine to help slow down racing thoughts if you're diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I'm giving this drug a five star rating because it has saved my life. I was not properly diagnosed for years with depression and was on Celexa and Ativan. I never could get off of the Ativan. The anxiety attacks were actual hell and caused me to be unable to function. I actually have Potsdam with bipolar. Now I can have conversation and desire to live. I see better days.

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I'm giving this drug a five star rating because it has saved my life. I was not properly diagnosed for years with depression and was on Celexa and Ativan. I never could get off of the Ativan. The anxiety attacks were actual hell and caused me to be unable to function. I actually have Potsdam with bipolar. Now I can have conversation and desire to live. I see better days.
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Reviewer: Caring Mother, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)

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My son is 14 years old and has ADHD. He has had ADHD since he was 5. He started taking Buspar 2 years ago and after a year it stop working. He started taking 300mg Trileptal 2x a day for the past year and his mood swing was greatly improved.

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My son is 14 years old and has ADHD. He has had ADHD since he was 5. He started taking Buspar 2 years ago and after a year it stop working. He started taking 300mg Trileptal 2x a day for the past year and his mood swing was greatly improved.
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Reviewer: HonkyTonkMan, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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The first week on this (300mg, 2X/day) was wonderful - I finally had some relief from years of bipolar I disorder. After that, the effects gradually went away until I went back to my previous mixed state. We upped the dosage to 600mg, 2X/day and I was in a good place for 3-4 days, then it started wearing off again. Eventually I became very depressed at this dosage. My psychiatrist worked with ... Show Full Comment

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The first week on this (300mg, 2X/day) was wonderful - I finally had some relief from years of bipolar I disorder. After that, the effects gradually went away until I went back to my previous mixed state. We upped the dosage to 600mg, 2X/day and I was in a good place for 3-4 days, then it started wearing off again. Eventually I became very depressed at this dosage. My psychiatrist worked with me and we cut it back to 300mg, 2X/day again and the depression lifted within 18 hours. On our third try, we are doing 300mg in the morning, 600 mg in the evening. This medicine does well at helping me sleep, but my emotions are very fragile. Where I was living in a mixed or manic state almost continually, with some very short depressive episodes (2-5 days max), for 6 years previous, I am now flipping from manic to mixed to depressed within a few hours 1 - 2X per week on this medicine. It has definitely helped with my irritability and mania overall, I have become very unpredictable and erratic. As further indication of the problems that this medicine has caused, my wife has suggested that I try going off it and resuming my prior mixed/manic state. Her reasoning was that I was at least predictable previously whereas I am not anymore. I plan to explore other treatment options with my psychiatrist starting this week, but will keep this medicine as a backup should I not be able to find another suitable replacement.
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Reviewer: Fooz, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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On this for BiPolar. Not too sure on it. My moods are "brittle", not very reliable for it's use as a mood stabilizer so far. Unusual tension near top of head, like wearing a band way too tight. Sometimes goes from tension to actual headache. Sleep unreliable, sometimes can't stay awake, other times cannot sleep. Walking coordination sometimes slips, my own feet tangle with each o ... Show Full Comment

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On this for BiPolar. Not too sure on it. My moods are "brittle", not very reliable for it's use as a mood stabilizer so far. Unusual tension near top of head, like wearing a band way too tight. Sometimes goes from tension to actual headache. Sleep unreliable, sometimes can't stay awake, other times cannot sleep. Walking coordination sometimes slips, my own feet tangle with each other. Dreams no longer remembered or if I'm dreaming at all. This has never happened before. No stomach problems from it or other ease of taking issues. Not impressed but I'm running out of mood stabilizer options due to how long I've been diagnosed and how often what works becomes no longer acceptable.
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