Tegretol
Active Ingredient(s): CarbamazepineFDA Approved: * March 11, 1968
Pharm Company: * NOVARTIS
Category: Bipolar Disorder
Carbamazepine (CBZ), sold under the trade name Tegretol among others, is an anticonvulsant medication used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain.[1] It is used as an adjunctive treatment in schizophrenia along with other medications and as a second-line agent in bipolar disorder.[3][1] Carbamazepine appears to work as well as phenytoin and valproate for focal and generalized seizures.[4] It is not effective ... [wikipedia]
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3 REPLIESI would like to know if anyone else has had the same problem as me. I have been taking Tegretol since I was 20 so that m...
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