HI......How much Trileptol does your husband take as....the main side affect is severe fatigue and......even though I work full time it takes alot to get thru the day! My doctor warned me that it makes you very fatigued. What helps me is to NOT sit down or lie down and I can get some stuff done but I'm not as active as I once was since I've been on this medication.
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From: Rhonda <ananainohio@yahoo.com>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 10:47 AM
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: Motivation vs. Depakote, Trileptal or Topamax
Hi Michele,
My husband takes Tripleptal, for a reason other than epilepsy. Since he's been on it his anger outbursts have dropped dramatically, but getting him to do anything is a chore. I really have to insist on him doing what needs to be done, then he does it. He has ADHD and bipolar. We have done a lot of different things and the medication is good now. His behavior is much improved.
One thing I did with him is made a calender and have him write each day what he did. He then saw that he wasn't actually doing as much as he thought and started doing more. Writing notes, making lists, the calender and support have worked well with him. Maybe you can do that with her. Give her a calender, a journal helps also so she can write her feelings out on a daily basis. Doing things at a certain time helps also. I think that drug takes out your desire for anything, it has to be forced in a way.
Good luck to you,
Rhonda
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "hancai1997" <hancai1997@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Does anyone know if Depakote, Topamax, or Trileptal causes a lack of motivation? My daughter is on all three, and she has not motivation to do anything. I'm wondering if it's the medication.
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> If you've been on any one of those and experienced a lack of motivation, I'd appreciate hearing about your experiences with it. How does it make you feel?
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> -Michele
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