Okay so i know this is a common problem with us. when we start to feel better we think.. "shit who needs this crap" am i right? I am taking tegretol right now and not liking it one bit. At first I was very happy with how it helped me sleep and it seemed to work with very few side effects and i really couldn't feel it at all. Then i had to have it uped in dosage because it started metabolizing itself a lot faster. Now i come to find it make every one of my meds metabolize faster and this is why my pain meds and anxiety meds are not working like the were before. I dont trust my psych cause she did me wrong by prescribing this without even mentioning any of these side affects. So I want out! I see her next week but i figure i should just take myself off while I'm ahead. I don't want to get a refill of this shit that's been messing my whole system up! screw that! But i do realize that I may have some messed up episode if i do this and i don't really want that. My main problem is that i do not trust my psych and i do not believe in the effectiveness of this medication