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tegretol(carbamazapine)

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i have been on these for 3 weeks now..has anyone been on these and did they work for you? I am on 200 mg they want to up me to 400 mg but im not sure
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idk the drug. what is it?
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
I was on 500 tegertol and it made me feel "duh duh duh" they pulled me off in 6 months
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it is a mood stabalizer
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i feel exhausted on 200 never mind 400
sjdaud
sjdaud
The exhausted feeling goes away.

Anytime you take any antipsychotics, you have to get enough calcium or you will feel exhausted.

I was on 200/200 a.m/p.m. and just upped to 200/400. It really is the only thing that has helped my depression without becoming manic as hell. But when I initially went on it, I was tired and sleepy for a week or two.
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I was a tired and spaced out zombie, bould not remeber my middle name at first. It gave me HORRIBLE gas too.
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i get my words mixed up too
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I've taken it for years...it's great, I think.
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effective.
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Tegretol isn't an anti-psychotic; it is an anti-convulsant. That is why it works as a mood stabilizer.

That is also why your words may get jumbled or you may get tired - it is designed to slow down your brain (that's how it stops seizures).

The side effects normally level out. If they don't, you can always try its little brother, Trileptal.
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600 mg plus 100 of lamictal
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For people it works for, it is great. Others like me, don't like it. It gave me a very nauscous stomach. I found that if I ate it calmed my stomach down.
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I had a hard time on it. Felt drugged, forgetful, tripped over things and was even hypomanic on it. Had to come off of that one.
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