Posted by chemist on May 5, 2004, at 1:28:20
In reply to Re: got rash from lamctil so now what?, posted by owenus32 on May 1, 2004, at 15:20:30
> I read in The Pill Book at cvs that tegretol is listed as for weaning off benzos
chemist here....bad call on the tegretol weaning you off of benzos....i had a very successful run with trileptal, which is not an inducer of CYP450 and the epoxide intermediate (on the way to the monohydroxy derivative, which is actually the active metabolite of both tegretol and trleptal) is not present, as trileptal is metabolized by aryl ketone reductase, and goes straight to the MHD...thus, no liver-function tests, and fewer side-effects. there is a cross-sensitivity between tegretol and trileptal of about 30%, but most of the trials have been conducted with pediatric patients, whom would presumably be more sensative to negative effects....back to the heart of the matter: tegretol - nor trileptal - will wean you from benzos/xanax....please remain in contact, surfing popular lterature at the drug store is not the way to proceed in matters this serious...all the best, chemist
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