Posted by Ritch on April 13, 2002, at 10:25:52
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL questions!, posted by Jackster on April 13, 2002, at 5:45:48
> I'm actually taking 200mg Tegretol for panic disorder. (and it seems to be very good at blocking panic attacks). At this level I have no trouble with the side effects - and don't seem to have gained any weight from it. (Unlike Paxil). The doc did a blood check, and I was just under the effective range - so he put me up to 300mg. That's when all the side effects came raging in. I had bad headaches every day, felt nauseas, and had terrible digestion to the point where I just couldn't eat. I went back down to the 200mg, where I am now fine again. I don't know what level you would need for BP though.
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> Jackie
Hi Jackie,So, you are taking 100mg twice daily of Tegretol? That's nice that it is blocking panic attacks for you. I knew you were tinkering with that as an alternative antipanic med. Are you taking any other meds with it? Just curious.
Glad you are doing better. I ran out of Depakote so now I am not on Depakote (there WAS a withdrawal however!). Do you notice any cognitive problems with the Tegretol? I *might* wind up retrying that one as a mood stabilizer again. I tried it about 15 years ago during a bad depression and it didn't seem to be helping after a couple of weeks and I switched back to lithium at the time.Thanks for responding to any of my questions
in advance,Mitch
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