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Posted by bipolarspectrum on March 1, 2006, at 17:19:56
Hey,
My pdoc and I just decided to add tegretol to my regime of lithium and seroquel.... He was kinda leaning towards trileptal... But i decided on tegretol because it seems like a more a powerful option... im wondering if i made a mistake??? has anyone tried both and can compare the two?
thanx
bps
Posted by linkadge on March 1, 2006, at 17:55:46
In reply to TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by bipolarspectrum on March 1, 2006, at 17:19:56
I took both trileptal and tegretol. Tegretol had a fairly good effect whereas trileptal made me more depressed. Some have noticed the opposite, but I don't know the conscencious.
Linkadge
Posted by med_empowered on March 1, 2006, at 18:31:42
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by linkadge on March 1, 2006, at 17:55:46
supposedly the 2 are pretty comparable, except trileptal costs more $$$ (but not blood work) and you might need more tileptal for the same effects.
Also, trileptal is better in terms of drug-drug interactions.
Posted by bipolarspectrum on March 1, 2006, at 20:48:05
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by med_empowered on March 1, 2006, at 18:31:42
Thanx for the replies,
Something weird has happened, after taking 200mg of tegretol im immediately elevated... feels like hypomania to me... its really weird as tegretol is suppose to be a mood stabilizer, but this happened once before as well... oh, the wild world of bipolarity
bps
Posted by Maxime on March 2, 2006, at 15:10:45
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by med_empowered on March 1, 2006, at 18:31:42
What med_empowered said is right.
I wasn't able to tolerate tegretol, but I am fine with trileptal. Trileptal is tegretol with an extra oxygen added to it which lessens the side effects and drug interactions.
Maxime
Posted by Sobriquet Style on March 4, 2006, at 7:15:51
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by Maxime on March 2, 2006, at 15:10:45
Both drugs are very similar.
Its good in a sense, to start with Tegretol as its the stronger option of the two. If you respond well to it, then in all honesty theres no real need to try Trileptal, as it is suggested that it is a weaker medication when used for mood stabilisation.
However, if the side effects are too much with Tegretol, or you're running into problems with drugs interacting with it (many, many do) then it'll be a good idea to switch to Trileptal.
~
Posted by zero on March 9, 2006, at 1:31:53
In reply to Re: TEGRETOL VS TRILEPTAL, posted by Sobriquet Style on March 4, 2006, at 7:15:51
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