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A 49-year-old male asked:

went from 600mg of tegretol to 400 mg of tegretol for 1 week-going back up to 600mg. how long until therapeutic level is reached? (on 600 for 5 years)

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Dr. Joseph Gutman answered

Internal Medicine 43 years experience

Well...: After a week levels should be back to where they should at 600 mg.

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