Posted by qbsbrown on July 27, 2009, at 21:09:58
In reply to Re: Gabitril, posted by qbsbrown on July 27, 2009, at 20:08:56
Well, another med,, another trial. Man, I'm just looking for any kind of break. I thought that I had it for a sec w/ depakote.
Everything has made it worse. All vitamins, minerals, supps, herbs, and meds.
Given that I have adverse reactions to all meds (antidepressants made me depressed, bipolar meds induced bipolar type symptoms, total paradox, but i hear the same from many in wd), I would not expect anything different from this. I guess there just has to be a tolerable amount of what I'm willing to put up with. But what i felt and saw and experienced w/ even 500mg depakote, was not worth it.
Do you think 100mg 2 times a day? Or for me, given my sensitivity, even 50mgs 2 times a day?
Reading this part of it kinda worried me, and made me wonder why/how it has been successful sometimes in benzo wd.
"Carbamazepine increases the activity of enzyme systems in the liver, so that the liver chews up medications more quickly. This generally reduces the blood levels of almost any medication metabolized in the liver (most medications are). Thus carbamazepine has multiple potential interactions with other common medications, but generally it lowers their levels. So the risk to watch for is loss of effectiveness of a medication that was previously working"
So it could potentially be lowering levels of valium quicker?
What a trip these drugs are man. I just want off, lol.
Regards,
Brian
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