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Originally Posted by Pookyl
BirdDancer, my dr uses this as a last resort. She said almost all her patients that use Tegretol struggle with weight. Also Tegretol is good on the mania side of things but not for mixed or low. I have huge problems with sui ideation and mixed episodes so not really willing to consider it.
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I never heard of Tegretol as being weight unfriendly. It's always been weight neutral for me. I do know Tegretol is usually more for the manic end, but I thought Depakote (divalproex) was, too. I have read that both are good for mixed. More than Lithium, but we're all different. I only mentioned Tegretol because it has been significantly more side effect friendly for me than Depakote.