Posted by qbsbrown on July 28, 2009, at 21:11:35
In reply to Re: Tegretol dosing Scott? » qbsbrown, posted by SLS on July 28, 2009, at 20:45:36
> > Worried about it cause it's related to trileptal (dysphoric thoughts images etc), related to tricyclic antidepressant (ugly thoughts images etc).
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> Just because a drug is chemically related to another compound does not mean that they both have the same pharmacology.
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> > Hope you can guide me with the dosing.
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> As far as dosage is concerned, your guess is as good as mine. 400mg maybe?
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> - Scott400 looks to be the starting dose for most. And given my reaction to only 500mgs on depakote, and my bad reactions to 150mgs of trileptal, that maybe I should only try half? 150-200.
Are/were we close with the depakote or another anticonvulsant? As sleep was good the first night (bad the second), improved mood, was able to leave the apt, less paranoia, better cognition, just serious dysphoria. But ended up making wd symptoms worse.
This thing is getting bad, to where i can't leave the apartment (I'm home alone til roomie gets home), and just feel psychotic 24/7, and do weird obsessive rituals.
Do most meds not work as well the second time around, or the more often you go back to them? I've taken trileptal and depakote many times, and had worse reactions every time i go back to them. My only hope with tegretol is that i have never used it before, and is the most common med to assist with wd, and that is better for anxiety and sleep.
I'm at a loss man, I don't know what else I can do.
If you had this kind of kindling going on, would you keep on trying other anticonvulsants til something helped a little? Does kindling usually require anticonvulsants?
It's tough, im looking for some relief, but ever time i try something, it seems to make me worse. And that goes for all meds/vitamins/supps/herbs
Regards,
Brian
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