Have you taken Tegretol (carbamazepine) for bipolar / depression?

Question

My husband has suffered from bipolar / depression. He went off his meds (tegretol) about a year ago and was completly fine and normal for that year. Then about a month ago he started getting really depressed again and started taking Tegretol again. He almost seems worse now, he is always tired and taking naps and sleeping long hours, in the mornings before he has taken his medicine and in the evening when they wear off he gets extremely mean and says things he would never normally say and even when the drug is active he still acts depressed and doesn't see the meaning of life. I'm wondering if he should be on this drug and I'm wondering weather he would benefit more from an SSRI? Have you taken it? What was your experience?

Answer 1

my teen took various meds for bipolar and i find they made her worse

since two years she was on omega 3, good multi vitamins with minerals and extra vitamin c

check on www.curezone.com read their success stories for bipolar

also tell him to get plenty of sleep

take care

Answer 2

there are much more efective meds than tegratol it is a very old med and pres for many things

it might be a good idea to research some newer meds that are specificly for bp/dep