Posted by jane d on February 10, 2002, at 18:35:41
In reply to Re: Son - autism and bipolar, posted by e503 on February 10, 2002, at 11:23:28
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) interacts with risperidone (Risperdal). It may be that increasing the carbamazepine has effectively reduced the amount of risperidone your son is getting.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/carbamazepinesystemic202111.html
Perhaps all you will need to do is have your doctor increase the risperidone. Good luck.
Jane
poster:jane d
thread:93523
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020208/msgs/93648.html