Posted by Ritch on January 14, 2005, at 9:28:37
In reply to Re: Bipolar ll: Trileptal vs. Tegretol » Ritch, posted by ed_uk on January 13, 2005, at 15:23:39
> Sorry, can't be sure about the nausea. You'll have to try it!!!
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> Regards,
> Ed.
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>THANKS! That was a great set of info. What a drag I couldn't tolerate Trileptal. I can take 150mg and get a pronounced antimanic effect within a couple of hours (i.e. in the midst of a hostile mixed set of symptoms), but if I continue to take more than 150mg/day (i.e. 225-300+), I develop a slowly worsening nauseous state. The only thing that looked somewhat "hopeful" was the increased hyponatremia risk with Trileptal vs. Teg. But the tendency to reduce serum sodium probably has nothing to do with mechanisms that are creating the nausea... Thanks.
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