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A 49-year-old male asked:
going from 400 mg of tegretol to 600...would it take about 4 days until therapeutic steady state is reacched?
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Dr. Robert Fietsam answered
Thoracic Surgery 35 years experience
Yes.: Initial half life of Carbamazepine is 36 hours, but if you have been taking it a while, the elimination process increases to an 18-24 hour half life. Steady state usually takes 4 half lifes, If you just started, steady state would take 6 days, otherwise 3 to 4 days.
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Dr. Natalie Sieb answered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Close: Somewhere between 4-7 days most likely
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Should i stop taking tegretol if i'm getting side effects 3 days after restarting it? I was on it before and it was stopped and started again.
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Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
Neurology 52 years experience
Perhaps: First, important to know why it is being prescribed. If for epilepsy, dangerous to suddenly stop and should be slowly tapered off. Since it is a potent anti-epileptic drug, stopping could result in sz activity if done incorrectly. There are several other choices in both psychiatry and neurology, and newer drugs may have far fewer adverse rxtns.
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A 49-year-old male asked:
My dr is reducing my tegretol from 600 to 400..says it would reach a 400 level in about 3 days ...is this fairly accurate?
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Dr. Forshing Lui answered
Neurology 43 years experience
Tegretol: Yes, it is about right.
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