Posted by Maxime on January 13, 2005, at 22:20:13
In reply to Re: Bipolar ll: Trileptal vs. Tegretol » ed_uk, posted by Ritch on January 13, 2005, at 12:49:19
The ONLY difference, which makes ALL the difference is that Trileptal has the same chemical make up as Tegretol EXCEPT it has an oxygen atom attached to it.
With Trileptal you don't have worry about drug interactions or getting blood levels. I couldn't tolerate Tegretol but Trileptal has been a dream. It's the only mood stabiliser I can take. It has been around for a long time in France apparantly.
Maxime
> > Hi!
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> > Just wanted to add that Trileptal is very rarely prescribed in the UK but Tegretol is used all the time.
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> > Ed.
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> Hi, my pdoc doesn't want to use Tegretol because of all the potential drug interactions (liver-enzyme induction). Trileptal is *supposed* to be the *same* as Tegretol without the drug interaction risks. This is great for people with epilepsy who are on multiple AED's whose serum levels are altered profoundly by using Tegretol (carbamazepine) in the mix. What I am wanting to find out about is .... what's the difference in the effects of taking either drug (given an "equivalent" dosage)?? And even more specifically, for me personally, is ... has anybody *tolerated* Tegretol and then switched to Trileptal (at an equiv. dosage), and then found that they *couldn't tolerate* the Trileptal?? I just wonder if the "Trileptal is the same as Tegretol except it is safer and cleaner" is true for BIPOLAR, or whether that is somewhat mythological. Bottom line, could I nearly 100% expect the same nausea from Tegretol if I went on it that I experienced with Trileptal?
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