Posted by hopefullynow on December 2, 2009, at 3:39:08
In reply to Re: Tegretol anxiety? » hopefullynow, posted by SLS on December 1, 2009, at 11:53:10
Scott,
Thanks for your advice.Actually I thought about Trileptal, from day one when I gave up on carbamazepine which I felt that interacts too much with Anafranil.I prefered lithium, hoping to a boost in clomipramine's effect.Like we discussed in another thread, lithium didn't too much to be a better alternative, so I think I'll give a chance to Trileptal.
> Have you thought to try Trileptal (oxcarbazepine). It is a sister drug of Tegretol (carbamazepine) that does not have pharmacokinetic interaction issues with other drugs. It also does not carry the risk of agranulocytosis. Trileptal may not be as anxiolytic for you as Tegretol, but it might actually provide a more potent antidepressant effect. The only drawback of using Trileptal is that some people lose too much sodium and develop hyponatremia. I had no problem with it.
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