Posted by Ron Hill on July 3, 2010, at 3:23:27
In reply to MAOI + trileptal/ tegretol -- anybody?!, posted by tom2228 on June 23, 2010, at 14:05:17
> Anybody??
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> Not diggin' the emsam... gonna ask my doc about moving on to Parnate when he calls me back.
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> Parnate having the MAO-A inhibition would be more of an issue with the trileptal (possible serotonin issues?)...
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> I will follow my doc's suggestion, which I'm guessing would be to stay on the low dose of 150mg trileptal... but it would sure ease my worries if someone had any input/experiences with trileptal , even tegretol, with MAOIs!!
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> Tom--------------------------
Tom,
I usually take 600 mg/day of Trileptal (oxcarbazapine) with 90 mg/day of Nardil and my other meds; see my complete combo list at the end of this post.
I have no problems at all combining Trileptal and Nardil. Trileptal is my anti-hypomanic medication.
If I become hypomanic due to sleep deprivation, I increase my Trileptal dosage to 900, or 1200, or 1800 mg/day, depending on the severity of my hypomania. Usually 900 or 1200 is sufficent. Rarely, do I need 1800 mg/day to reel in my hypomania. I take these higher dosages of Trileptal with my med combo, which includes 90 mg/day of Nardil.
I've taken 2400 mg/day of Trileptal with the rest of my combo, including Nardil, but I could not walk; I could only march. Strange feeling.
Tom, I have been questioned by my pharmacy about taking Trileptal with Nardil because they said that it is contraindicted. But, when they read the fine print, it is actually only Tegretol which is contraindicated.
I know nothing about Tegretol combined with an MAOI. I know that it is contraindicated, but someone else will have to give you input about combining Tegretol and an MAOI.
But, why in the world would anyone use Tegretol instead of Trileptal? Trileptal is a MUCH cleaner medication.
-- Ron
P.S. My computer is having problems. I will follow-up in my next post with my med combo. I've never seen my computer do this before. Ummm!
Please forgive my misspelling. My computer is locked on this PB post page and, therefore, I cannot get to a comprehensive spell checker.
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