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#1
Jun 25, 2010, 01:49 AM
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Hey guys...
I just started the Tegretol 4 days ago, and it makes me feel DRUNK, falling over DRUNK...  I had to miss work yesterday...pdoc doesn't seem concerned, he just lowered the dosage... Should I be concerned??? What kind of effects did you experience when you first started your meds?
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Jun 25, 2010, 02:57 AM
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I hate tegretol. It doped me out so bad I had to suspend uni. I lost my memory, my concentration and any resemblance of a brain... NEVER AGAIN
Why are you on it? migraines or mood? (the mood effects are not particularly well substantiated) |
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Jun 25, 2010, 03:01 AM
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Mood...so far I feel emotionally okay, but physically I'm an idiot!
Was it really THAT bad??? Here I was hoping someone's gonna tell me I'll be okay sOOn...ugh
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DXD BP1, BPD & OCPD "The best way to make it through with hearts and wrists in tact, is to realise, two out of three aint bad" FOB...
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Jun 25, 2010, 03:57 AM
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some people seem to like it, but I totally hated it, I think it affects different people differently, I seem to get knocked out easily... hang in there
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Jun 25, 2010, 04:22 AM
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Thanks BlackPup
Just got off the phone with the pdoc, he halved the dosage again, so now I'm down to 100mg a night. He said that I need to check in with him on Monday... I felt like such a baby calling him, but hey, I might not be new at being a "different" but I'm new at being dxd and medicated... He was so nice about the whole thing, said I had every right to be concerned, and that I should never feel bad about calling him... I like him. Can't he be my T as well? I need a T. but don't feel like hunting... Thanks for the input though!
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DXD BP1, BPD & OCPD "The best way to make it through with hearts and wrists in tact, is to realise, two out of three aint bad" FOB...
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Jun 26, 2010, 12:24 PM
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Trippin2.0, no need to feel like a baby. I have started on many medications, over thirty. I stopped suffering in silence long ago. If the medication is not working, the psychiatrist is going to know about it.
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Jun 26, 2010, 01:06 PM
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Tergretol made me brain dead and extremely tired all of the time. I took it for probably 4 mnths before I gave it up.
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"School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, English and spelling gradually gradually neglected, finally almost completely ignored. Life is immediate, the job counts, pleasure lies all about after work. Why learn anything save pressing buttons, pulling switches, fitting nuts and bolts?" Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 p 55-56 |
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#8
Jun 26, 2010, 09:08 PM
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Don't feel bad about calling your pdoc. That's what they are there for!
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Jun 27, 2010, 02:25 AM
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Thanks for the kind words guys!
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#10
Jun 27, 2010, 02:48 PM
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Hey...
 Hope you are feeling more sober! lol *hugs* Oh and dont feel silly about calling pdoc... thats what they are there for! 
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Jun 27, 2010, 03:02 PM
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Hope you are feeling better!
 Tegretol is working for me (800mg), so it's probably just a matter of time. The side effects should go away. I'm hoping it works for you!And as everyone else has said, there's no shame in calling your pdoc. It's what they're there for! I have asked many questions about my medications, and learned some important things. Sometimes questions NEED to be asked.
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Jun 27, 2010, 08:40 PM
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I had to keep cutting down my Abilify......it made me an absolute zombie.....could not keep my eyes open, no matter what was going on. When I got down to a microscopic dose, and developed Tardive Dyskinesia, my pdoc took me totally off it and has me started on Seraquel......so far so good......no falling asleep everywhere......
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Jun 28, 2010, 01:09 AM
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Just thought I'd check in and give you guys an update...
The 100mg at night doesn't make me feel like a drunken master Will call the pdoc later today to let him know... Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement!
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DXD BP1, BPD & OCPD "The best way to make it through with hearts and wrists in tact, is to realise, two out of three aint bad" FOB...
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Jun 28, 2010, 10:23 AM
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Hooray Trippin2.0! I'm so glad it was just a matter of time for you......keep on keeping on......greylove
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