Posted by zero on September 9, 2002, at 17:58:39
In reply to New trial - Tegretol. Please help., posted by Cindylou on September 8, 2002, at 13:55:59
Hi Cindylou,
With diagnosis of Bipolar II (plus lots of comorbid anxiety) I am also very med-sensitive and have been unable to tolerate even "normal" doses of many meds.Tegretol has been one of the few successful meds. for me (both low-dose and higher more "normal" doses).
As to your questions (from my experience):
1. very helpful w. agitation and especially w. anxiety,
2. at higher doses, it helped me with depression,
3. I felt pretty zoned out when 1st starting it (I started at 200mg. a day), but that passed quickly as I got used to it, and
4. 100mg. at night is an easy low-dose way to start with Teg.As a point of interest, I've tried Trileptal (cousin to Tegretol) and I react very differently to it than to Teg. (I get very "wired" on Tri., whereas Teg. is "calming").
Best of luck,
zero
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