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Tegretol
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 08:28Topic: Medication Issues
I am currently taking Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 400mg to be upped every 2 weeks until my seizures stop. Question is - Will I feel like a zombie forever? I know most meds make you feel drowsy and everyone is different but seriously do all meds make you feel like you're on another planet?
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Re: Re: Re: Tegretol
Submitted by aquila316 on Mon, 2006-05-01 - 05:57
I know, I took Depakote from the time I was 12. I don't know if I can get put back on it, the doctor says I have too many different kinds now. My doctor can't keep raising the med levels, or put me on more than 2 kinds of meds at once because I'm a small-framed person and I will get overmedicated REALLY easily. As soon as that insurance policy kicks in I'm going to a different neuro to see what other options I have. I know I'm a candidate for surgery, but even with health coverage I can't survive not working, and only have the dog to look after me afterwords. I will probably never opt for surgery, so I'll see what this new doctor has to say.
How have you been feeling, better I hope?
Susan
Re: Tegretol
Submitted by barretoml on Thu, 2006-05-18 - 12:10
I am 46 years old and began with Tegretol at the age of 24. I remember being tired a lot. I stopped taking it a year later, and had another grand mal, so never stopped it again. Since then I had two babies, at the ages of 32 and 36, and nursed both of them. I always am tired, but don't know if that's the result of the medicine or being a mom, or working full time, or everything together! But I distinctly remembering feeling very tired at the beginning. Either it's worn off, or I'm used to it now. I take it before going to bed, 400 mg.
Re: Re: Tegretol
Submitted by stamp on Sun, 2006-04-30 - 15:50
Did you ever get back on the depokote. I grew up taking it. In the summer switched from depokote to Keppra and lamactal. Just told a new dr I miss my Depokote. He put me on one pill of depokote ER along with the keppra and lamactal