Posted by lepus on June 25, 2004, at 21:39:48
In reply to Re: Trileptal help » lepus, posted by chemist on June 25, 2004, at 20:59:31
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> hello there, chemist here...not god...please do not stop taking trileptal cold-turkey. cognitive impairment is not uncommon, nor is hypotension. if you can make it to monday for an emergency visit - or get the p-doc who should be on call - do so. you will have to slowly wean yourself from trileptal. is this the olny medication you are taking? all the best, chemistThanks for the reply chemist. You will do if God won't answer ;)
I am also on Klonopin, 1mg 2x a day and Levoxyl 25mcg. As for getting myself off of Trileptal, I had not planned on just stopping it, but rather going down to 150mg for three days or so and then stopping it. I read on another website that tapering off it is generally recommended in 150mg increments.
I really am not trusting my pdoc lately. She said that the hypotension was not a side effect of the Trileptal or at least not one she had heard of. Funny, since after she said that I went and looked at the prescribing information and found it listed as a possible side effect. Are there any good doctors out there who I can afford??
Thanks for your thoughts...
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