Trileptal?

My husband was on 300 mg Lamictal and 1800mg Lithium for a couple of years. 2 years ago we added Abilify at 20mg but I never did think it was enough. The insurance wantwd him off Abilify so the dr. Weaned him off and onto Seroqel. Oh boy was that ever a disaster. We are still trying to pick up the pieces of our lives. Now he is back on Abilify at 40mg along with anothr 300mg lithium for a total of 2100 and 500mg of depakote too. I don't see many posts from people on this much "stuff" but right up until the addition of depakote he still had the irritableness and the lying and the impulsive actions, though all of that is getting less as we add higher doses or new meds.

Though he never tried trileptal, he did try tegratol which just did not do well. He started getting more and depressed but it was so sneaky he said he felt like he had always felt that way and his whole life was an act. Different strokes for different folks though. He has only been on the depakote for less than a week. I pray it, with all the others, will do thr trick and help keep him safe and most importantly sane.

Good luck to you,

Cbond812

Cymbalta - 120mg

Wellbutrin - 150mg

Abilify - 30 mg

Klonopin 1mg prn

Restoril - 30mg

Vistaril - 30mg

Triliptal - 600mg

I just got out of a crisis unit today where I've been living on bad food and bad conversation.

I feel like they're never gonna get it right. I feel like a rat in a cage. At what point do you say "uncle"?

Anyway that's my story and I hope the drugs you are taking are working for you. Take care.

Autumn

Plus clonazepam for my nerves and ambien to sleep

I have been taking my anxiety medication. It's been helping.

My son takes Respirdal. He takes it at night, It works well that way for him.

i have tried so many combos- i dont know what to try next.

i gained 35 lbs on depakote.

I think it has helped me with my depression, and anxiety, too. I am just as motivated as I was with Lithium, but not as focussed..LOL.

I seem to be able to be my self more, too. I think the Lithium fogged them out a little. I am also taking Lamictal,400 mg, Buspar, 45 mg, Hydroxyzine as a Prn, and Zyprexa for those break through days, and Ambien for sleep. The Lamictal has been a consistant one. I don't think the Buspar is doing anything, anymore.