Tegretol xr
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:55 pm
Hi everyone;
I just wanted to relate my experience with Tegretol, aka, Carbamazepine, Carbatrol and maybe a few other names. I had asked Dr. Quesada if he had ever heard of it when I last saw him. He offered to let me try it and I declined for the moment. I told him I thought I was taking enough and with the shot, I thought I'd be ok. The shot backfired.. Oh my god do I hurt. This was the first time it ever happened to me. I've had 5 previous shots. After a week I called his office and he prescribed Tegretol. My pharmacist was a little concerned so he wanted me to keep him in the loop every few days. Ok, I took 1 pill for 7 days and then started on 2. During the 1 pill wk. I really didn't see much difference. I was still in a lot of pain, so I was taking 400 mgs. of Tramadol and 1 Valium suppository per day. By the second week of taking 2 pills, I wanted to throw in the towel. Absolutely nothing would help the pain levels of 9 & 10 and that includes ice. One day, I even took Oxycodone along with the other drugs. When I because half lucid, I got out the sheet that comes with medicines. Bingo, right on it, it states Tegretol can decrease pain meds. Duh! That's it. I called the pharmacist and told him I was getting off the $35.00 med I just paid for and how do I do it safely. Of course he can't answer that legally and he told me to call Dr. Q. I told him how I was going to do it and he (the pharmacist) said that sounded safe to him. There's always a way to get around tricky questions. I wrote Dr. Quesada a letter telling him what and why I'm doing. This way I know he will read my words and not get second hand info from a nurse. Don't misunderstand, I feel Dr. Q's nurses do a great job, but they are busy and I'm sure they breakdown a patients conversation when relaying a message.
This is just my experience. I first heard of the drug from a lady on the old site. She said her mom had pn and it helped her greatly.
I just want to say, The pharmacies give us info sheets for a reason. I know I skim them and if others do also, it's a mistake. Once I read on the old site that we shouldn't put anything in our mouths before we research it. I think the guy was from CA, so if you're reading this, thank-you. I really should have taken your advice and not just assume.
Less pain to all;
Doreen
I just wanted to relate my experience with Tegretol, aka, Carbamazepine, Carbatrol and maybe a few other names. I had asked Dr. Quesada if he had ever heard of it when I last saw him. He offered to let me try it and I declined for the moment. I told him I thought I was taking enough and with the shot, I thought I'd be ok. The shot backfired.. Oh my god do I hurt. This was the first time it ever happened to me. I've had 5 previous shots. After a week I called his office and he prescribed Tegretol. My pharmacist was a little concerned so he wanted me to keep him in the loop every few days. Ok, I took 1 pill for 7 days and then started on 2. During the 1 pill wk. I really didn't see much difference. I was still in a lot of pain, so I was taking 400 mgs. of Tramadol and 1 Valium suppository per day. By the second week of taking 2 pills, I wanted to throw in the towel. Absolutely nothing would help the pain levels of 9 & 10 and that includes ice. One day, I even took Oxycodone along with the other drugs. When I because half lucid, I got out the sheet that comes with medicines. Bingo, right on it, it states Tegretol can decrease pain meds. Duh! That's it. I called the pharmacist and told him I was getting off the $35.00 med I just paid for and how do I do it safely. Of course he can't answer that legally and he told me to call Dr. Q. I told him how I was going to do it and he (the pharmacist) said that sounded safe to him. There's always a way to get around tricky questions. I wrote Dr. Quesada a letter telling him what and why I'm doing. This way I know he will read my words and not get second hand info from a nurse. Don't misunderstand, I feel Dr. Q's nurses do a great job, but they are busy and I'm sure they breakdown a patients conversation when relaying a message.
This is just my experience. I first heard of the drug from a lady on the old site. She said her mom had pn and it helped her greatly.
I just want to say, The pharmacies give us info sheets for a reason. I know I skim them and if others do also, it's a mistake. Once I read on the old site that we shouldn't put anything in our mouths before we research it. I think the guy was from CA, so if you're reading this, thank-you. I really should have taken your advice and not just assume.
Less pain to all;
Doreen
