Psych Visit yesterday, Nuero next Tuesday

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I saw my psych for the first time in 3 months yesterday. He was "pleasantly surprised" in the reports he has gotten from my therapist and also from seeing me himself yesterday. He said I was "calm" compared to usual. He asked me over the last 3 months how often I had used my Xanax. I had checked before I went to see him and only 4 times. He couldn't believe it. I have had Complex PTSD for years which brings extreme anxiety with it, so I use it frequently. He said if he knew being on so many mood stabalizers (anti epileptic) drugs would have worked like this, he would have done it years ago. (He was joking. He couldn't have.) He didn't even up my lithium even though last weeks test showed it was below therapeutic level. I have been on Lamictal for several years at 200mgs 2xs daily as a mood stabilizer before all this but nuero moved it up to 300mg 2xs day after seizures began.

I am happy right now I have Bipolar 1, PTSD under control and hopefully soon E. Will see Nuero Tuesday. :agree:
 
That's great, Penny. Maybe you are beginning to see the back of the CPTSD?
 
Sounds like you are at a good place Penny! Hope the neuro appointment goes well too. :)
 
I am doing very good with my mental illness these days. Its been quite awhile since I have had a bad break (thank goodness) but I have done even better since I have been on E meds which is bazzare but not unusual as they are used as mood stabalizers for bipolar. lol

I have had a lot more seizures lately since my Topamax was cut in half. I was doing so well on it but I was only awake about 6 out of 24 hrs. I have no ideas of meds for simple and complex partial seizures. This is all realitively new to me. Is there any that are good as monotheraputic? Or to go with lamictal and trileptal that you are aware of which I am already doing well on.

Thanks! :)
 
The first-line meds for monotherapy treatment of partial seizures are Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Phenytoin (Dilantin), Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), and Ethosuximide (Zarontin). There are a bunch of other meds considered for adjunctive use. Unfortunately, what works for one person may not work for another, and the side effects can vary widely from person to person as well. So there can be trial-and-error. Your neuro should give a sense of what your options are.
 
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