Posted by hopefullynow on December 1, 2009, at 10:50:59
In reply to Tegretol anxiety?, posted by SheilaC on December 1, 2009, at 9:24:42
Hello there,
I took carbamazepine retard - named Finlepsin, as an addon for my social anxiety for a few years.I had to stop it because it interacts to the antidepressant that i'm on now.I took it at 400-600 mg/day with Klonopin 2mg before bed and found it helpfull for anxiety, more with social and generalized than panic attacks.It helped me with sleep also.I have problems with early morning waking and it prologed considerably my sleep quality- i'd say to normal.
I read somewhere that carbamazepine have a tricyclic compound, more like tricyclic antidepressants and it had for me some antidepressant qualities.It was the only mood stabilizer that didn't made me suicidal or nervous and shakey(really - tried all), it helped me a lot, I miss it.Mild antidepressant, mellows anxiety, and to a lesser degree panic attacks, made me calm and peacefully.One drawback is that is a strong inducer of CYP3A4 cytocrome and you have to be carefully with your other drugs because carbamazepine can diminish their blood levels.I wish you all the best.
> Does Tegretol help with anxiety, depression or both? Or, does Tegretol just make you feel flat?
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> I have BPII and am thinking of ditching the SSRIs and SNRIs due to awful side effects.
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> Trileptal tended to mess up my female hormones (which I guess it can do).
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> I can't take Lamictal.
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