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Default May 05, 2019 at 10:38 AM
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Can anyone please recommend a anticonvulsant for racing thoughts. Anyone tried a medication that brought about stillness in your mind?

Also if the medication can also help promote weight loss that would be great as well.

I am currently on lithium and seroquel.
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Default May 05, 2019 at 02:08 PM
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Can anyone please recommend a anticonvulsant for racing thoughts. Anyone tried a medication that brought about stillness in your mind?

Also if the medication can also help promote weight loss that would be great as well.

I am currently on lithium and seroquel.
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Default May 06, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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Yeah I am just looking for feedback from others not looking for a diagnosis.
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Default May 06, 2019 at 10:30 AM
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I am not a doc of course but seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic. I use lamictal and it has been a life saver. I do take an AAP but that is geodon and I take that at night.

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I am not a doc of course but seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic. I use lamictal and it has been a life saver. I do take an AAP but that is geodon and I take that at night.
I am on seroquel as well and it has helped me with a lot of things. Please tell me more about lamictal what does it help you with and what benefits do you get from it? how has it been a life saver?
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Default May 07, 2019 at 09:18 AM
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trileptal, maybe? if your doctor thinks trileptal is an option, be sure to get your blood sodium checked -before treatment begins- and again after I think its 8-12 weeks. kind of a big deal...a lot of psych doctors are slack about monitoring with trileptal. oh, and..if it is an option, try to work with your doctor and remember: start low (dosage), go slow(ly)...don't rush up to a high dose, if possible.
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trileptal, maybe? if your doctor thinks trileptal is an option, be sure to get your blood sodium checked -before treatment begins- and again after I think its 8-12 weeks. kind of a big deal...a lot of psych doctors are slack about monitoring with trileptal. oh, and..if it is an option, try to work with your doctor and remember: start low (dosage), go slow(ly)...don't rush up to a high dose, if possible.
thanks does trileptal increase salt levels in the body?
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thanks does trileptal increase salt levels in the body?
It can decrease sodium levels sometimes which is why it's important to get the levels checked as the poster above said.

I take trileptal and it's been amazing for me. It actually stopped the racing thoughts and manic symptoms. I used to take depakote but switched to Trileptal due to issues with weight gain. It's been better for me that either Lithium or Depakote honestly

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It can decrease sodium levels sometimes which is why it's important to get the levels checked as the poster above said.

I take trileptal and it's been amazing for me. It actually stopped the racing thoughts and manic symptoms. I used to take depakote but switched to Trileptal due to issues with weight gain. It's been better for me that either Lithium or Depakote honestly
What dosage of trileptal got rid of your racing thoughts?

trileptal did not cause weight gain?
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Default May 07, 2019 at 11:57 AM
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the data on trileptal i think mostly comes from small studies...it was never fda-approved for any mood disorders. having said that...

for some people, it provides stability w/ fewer adverse effects than lithium, depakote, etc. i took it because depakote+my 'atypical' = misery, but trileptal+'atypical'= OK. each individual is different, of course.
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Default May 07, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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@pat86 I take 1200 mg, it hadn't caused weight gain for me. I actually lost the weight I gained from Depakote

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Default May 10, 2019 at 06:42 PM
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Topamax please recommend a anticonvulsant  for racing thoughts I’ve lost weight as well which is nice. Take it at night and go night night nicely as well.
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Topamax please recommend a anticonvulsant  for racing thoughts I’ve lost weight as well which is nice. Take it at night and go night night nicely as well.
I have heard of Topamax mentioned by other members but have read it has really bad side effects and is often called dopamax.
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Default May 11, 2019 at 02:03 PM
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I was put on 200mg Topamax in rehab for addiction cravings (I don't even have cravings but they like to put everyone on it) and I stopped taking it before I saw my outpatient psychiatrist because it made me feel stupid and my psychiatrist said that it would have made me lose like 20 IQ points if I was still on that dose.
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I was put on 200mg Topamax in rehab for addiction cravings (I don't even have cravings but they like to put everyone on it) and I stopped taking it before I saw my outpatient psychiatrist because it made me feel stupid and my psychiatrist said that it would have made me lose like 20 IQ points if I was still on that dose.
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Default May 12, 2019 at 08:28 PM
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I'm going to endorse trileptal as well. I've been on it for years and it drastically cut down the racing thoughts and anger. And it's weight neutral, I didn't gain anything on it. I'm up to 1800mg.
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I'm going to endorse trileptal as well. I've been on it for years and it drastically cut down the racing thoughts and anger. And it's weight neutral, I didn't gain anything on it. I'm up to 1800mg.
That is great. I have read that people like us who have bipolar for some reason there is a chemical imbalance with the neurotransmitters in our brain that causes us anger/anxiety.

I have anger/anxiety as well I think seroquel cut down on it. But its good to hear trileptal helps.

The other drug I see consistently mentioned is lamictal
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I'm going to endorse trileptal as well. I've been on it for years and it drastically cut down the racing thoughts and anger. And it's weight neutral, I didn't gain anything on it. I'm up to 1800mg.
when you said you tried racing thoughts and anger did you ever try stimulants ?

how did they effect you?

I tried many stimulants and many of them made me angry or have angry thoughts all day.

I wonder if those of us with bi polar are more susceptible to anger and angry thoughts.
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I've never tried stimulants
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Default May 26, 2019 at 07:55 AM
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Depakote has really helped to slow down my racing mind.
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