"trileptal has been a life-saver so far in treating my bipolar. i&#039;ve been on the drug for a little over 10 weeks and i currently take 600mg/day split between morning and evening. 

for the first month i experienced extreme fatigue, dizziness and headaches. currently, i only sometimes have blurry vision and i feel like my memory has gotten worse (but it was poor to begin with). i didn&#039;t feel like it was actually working until i got to my current dose about three weeks ago and now every week is better than the last in that i have fewer &quot;bad&quot; days. i&#039;ve even started to have good days without being manic! 

i do have a problem with sodium levels that i only notice after exercise, but eating a pickle or two resolves that."