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By Michelle Park

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AKA tegretol Used on-label to treat seizures. Off-label for manic and mixed episodes of bipolar disorder. http://relationary.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/synesthete s/

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A tri-cyclic anticonvulsant http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/drug-i nformation-46134-73.html http://www.druglib.com/druginfo/tegretol/description_ph armacology/

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Carbamazepine is thought to decrease electrical stimulation in the brain by blocking certain sodium channels.

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Decreases frequency/severity of manic AND mixed episodes No notable weight gain Good long-term tolerability Minimal sedation

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Many drug-drug interractions No alcohol or grapefruit Serious potential side effects http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/ 2008/june/germany1

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Stevens Johnsons Syndrome Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Lower WBC count Potential liver damage

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People who have a low WBC count People with bone marrow diseases People with liver diseases Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant

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Heres some people of note who might have gotten good use out of Tegretol: Abraham Lincoln Ben Stiller Jim Carrey Robin Williams Ludwig Von Beethoven Tim Burton George Frederik Handel Vincent Van Gogh Jimi Hendrix Buzz Aldrin Theodore Roosevelt Mark Twain Winston Churchill

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http://www.drugs.com/carbamazepine.html http://www.drugs.com/carbamazepine.html http://www.biopsychiatry.com/carbpain.htm http://www.biopsychiatry.com/carbpain.htm http://www.drugwatch.com/tegretol/side- effects.php http://www.drugwatch.com/tegretol/side- effects.php http://www.mentalhealthchannel.net/bipolar /treatments.shtml#car http://www.mentalhealthchannel.net/bipolar /treatments.shtml#car http://www.drugs.com/pro/carbamazepine.h tml

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