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Posted by Christ_empowered on May 14, 2015, at 14:15:43
And craziness in general? I take 1200 Trileptal and 100 Lamictal. Doing well, although I think the combo slows me down (which would explain the 400mgs Wellbutrin SR, lol).
Then there are people on Depakote. Tegretol. I suspect that a lot of people on barbiturates back in the day would be on some sort of AED today. Are they just sedatives? Is there some specific anti-crazy mechanism?
Also...what kind of long term probs can come up? I read that there's b vitamin depletion to contend with, which is perfectly terrifying. Anything else? Why does depakote cause hair loss so often?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 18, 2015, at 22:20:07
In reply to can somebody explain AEDs for bipolar?, posted by Christ_empowered on May 14, 2015, at 14:15:43
main reason i think, is mood stablizer drugs that are siezure meds is because they control which electrical firing goes where, and to slow down, or stablize the firing, both in a case for siezures and in rapid mood changes.....
there not really sedatives but they can feel like a sedative when it slows down mood fluctuations
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