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Low dosage of carbamazepine

Sat, 10/01/2016 - 04:04
Hello every body, Am taking 200 mg(1 tablet) of carbamazepine (storilat) a day and my seizures are under control. Am concerned this is a very low dosage and could mean something. Is there anybody on a similar dose or wat could this imply

Comments

Without knowing when you

Submitted by just_joe on Sat, 2016-10-01 - 10:16
Without knowing when you started it and the number and type of seizures you have been having it is hard to say anything other then that dosage is low. It was about what I started on when we added it to another medication I was on.

Each persons seizure

Submitted by just_joe on Sun, 2016-10-02 - 11:40
Each persons seizure threshold without medication is different and with a low dosage might be all that is needed. I myself have to take the highest dosages of almost any and all medication be if for epilepsy of a cold

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