Trileptal - any advice?

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Registered: 05-22-2006
Trileptal - any advice?
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Tue, 08-22-2006 - 10:18am
Hi! It's the Med Question again... Anyone on Trileptal? How much? Good, bad, or indifferent?
Thank you!!! Kelli





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Registered: 05-05-2004
Tue, 08-22-2006 - 10:26am
Hi,
I was on Trileptal (and its generic version Tegretol) for several years and it worked just fine for me. However, I discovered that if I increased my dosage to more than 300mg I would get a nasty rash right across my chest AND I just found out that it can have a detrimental effect on other medications such as birth control. So I'm switching to Lamictal.
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 08-22-2006 - 10:32am

Hi there...I was on Trileptal for awhile...I can't remember much about it, sorry...I'm titrating up on Topamax right now, and it always causes memory problems at first, lol. I think it worked while I was on it, but I had to keep increasing the dosage. But keep in mind, that most meds don't work for me.

Try it, and see what happens. Good luck!!!

Keli