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| Thu, 05-03-2007 - 3:25pm |
Wow. I was super-manic this morning, bouncing off the walls, mind going a thousand miles a minute, psychomotor agitation...y'all know the drill. So I took my prn, Ativan. That was basically like turning a firehose on the situation. I feel like I've crashed now. I hope the baby sleeps longer, but she's probably almost ready to get up. I had so many things to get done today, but now it'll be all I can do to get to the important things.
Though the Ativan worked well in quickly bringing down the mania, I think it did too good a job. The med we just added to my regimen is Trileptal, and I have to increase the dose again tonight. My question to anyone who has experience with Trileptal is how long did it take to notice some benefit? I'm trying to decide if I need to call pdoc this soon or if I should wait until I see her next Friday and just experiment with the Ativan until then.
Any advice?
Kristen

I have taken Ativan in the past with little effect. The pdoc rx Clonopin next (similar type of med). The Clonopin was immediately effective, like you mentioned with the Ativan, but made me super tired and sluggish. I haven't taken any in a few weeks, but the last few times, I only took 1/2 the pill. It did seem to help me continue to function and if I thought 1/2 wasn't working too good after and hour, I'd take the other 1/2. Maybe try 1/2 dose of Ativan when you notice the mania and then re-evaluate yourself in a hour to see if it has done anything to help. I don't have any experience with the other med you are taking - sorry.
Jenny