Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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Anytime you take any antipsychotics, you have to get enough calcium or you will feel exhausted.
I was on 200/200 a.m/p.m. and just upped to 200/400. It really is the only thing that has helped my depression without becoming manic as hell. But when I initially went on it, I was tired and sleepy for a week or two.
That is also why your words may get jumbled or you may get tired - it is designed to slow down your brain (that's how it stops seizures).
The side effects normally level out. If they don't, you can always try its little brother, Trileptal.