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Jun 29, 2009, 08:24 PM
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Has anyone ever experienced any vision or neurological problems while taking Tegretol. Im having trouble with blurry vision and an inabilty to focus (accommodation issues). My pdoc has gone on a month's hiatus (which he didnt even tell me he was doin). So I am stuck with a GP and opthamologist whose only advice is to lower the dose from 800mg to 600 and wait and see.
In the mean time Im supposed to go back to work and use a computer screen and look at numbers which all look kinda fuzzy. I should say that my vision probs only started when I switch from 400 to 800mg. I should say Im also taking 100mg of zoloft (sertraline). Any help would be appreciated
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Jun 30, 2009, 02:32 PM
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Check out the Drugs section on PC here. It says one of the side effects of Tegretol is blurred vision. I'd definitely get it checked out. That can't be good. Even of your P-doc is out of town, can you go to another for this issue? It's not good to change your dose without talking to a psychiatric professional. They may lessen your dose anyway, but they may give you something else in case you're not getting the effects you need with a lower dose. Hope this helps.
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Jun 30, 2009, 08:39 PM
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Thanks for the reply.
I have seen my Gp and an optometrist whose only advice was to decrease from 800 to 600mg. There are no other psychiatrists in St Lucia and GP are very untrained when it comes to psychiatry so there guess is usually as good as mine. I have just emailed a psychiatrist I know in Barbados and hoping he'll help me. My vision has not improved and its giving me a serious headache. I dont even know why Im goin to work, all the numbers seem fuzzy. My T is concerned that lowering the dose will cause a relapse of mood swings, but these symptoms are not safe either. My biggest fear is that the drug is goin to become toxic in my system and I get a seizure or something
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Jun 30, 2009, 11:59 PM
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If it were me, I'd lower my dose as well, gradually, but yeah, headaches and blurred vision is bad news. I'd rather have a mood swing, so long as I didn't get suicidal. Take care of yourself and listen to your body/intuition until you can see or talk to a p-doc.
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