Posted by Ritch on March 18, 2005, at 12:54:17
In reply to Re: what does paxil plasma level mean?, posted by slinky on March 17, 2005, at 21:11:45
> Me again..
> I asked pdoc about the teg affecting the paxil.
> He opened his little book and said teg affects the paxil plasma level.
> I took this as the amount of paxil absorbed in the system is less.
> Now whether or not my mind is playing tricks..but I'm slightly getting a withdrawal feeling..the brain bounce thing.
> Am I imagining this?
>Hi, I couldn't find anything about *Paxil* and Tegretol, but I did find info about interaction between Prozac and Tegretol. Prozac inhibits liver enzymes similar to Paxil, so you might be able to draw the same conclusion. Anyhow, co-admininstration of Prozac will *increase* Tegretol blood levels, possibly doubling them. So... probably some of the "brain bounce" your getting is likely the Tegretol--not to say that the Teg might *also* actually be *lowering* the Paxil level. So.. your 400mg/day of Tegretol might be yielding a Teg blood level that is what you might find if you were taking 800mg/day of Tegretol *without* the Paxil. Hopefully, somebody else can chime in with more specific knowledge about Paxil and Teg. (Larry Hoover, i.e.). Hope this helps-- Mitch
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