CuteButDumb Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hi I've been on a big, nasty dose of Tegretol (1200 mg) for BP I rapid cycling for nine months and with my new pdoc, I've finally been prescribed a benzo, Ativan .5 mg, as needed for anxiety and out-and-out panic attacks. I can double it if necessary. The thing is, I know that Tegretol can eat up all kinds of meds by making them metabolize too much. Has anyone else taken Tegretol with a benzo and had trouble with it not working? I guess I'm getting nervous in advance. lol I don't want to get stuck with yet another panic attack and take my new Ativan and have nothing happen. Thanks in advance to anyone who's in the same boat... CBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsgoingon Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I used to take 600mg Tegretol with 1mg of Ativan and had absolutely no problems. Since coming off Tegretol I've noticed no change in the effect of the Ativan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I think ativan is one of the OK ones in terms of liver metabolism. I'm pretty sure valum is OK. Teg by itself helped a lot with my anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuteButDumb Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Thanks... I can't say the Tegretol helped with my anxiety at all. Wish it did. Topamax is helping, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesoul Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 I'm on Tegretol and take clonazepam prn, sometimes quite a bit of it. I had to take more clonazepam than previous to get the same effect since starting on the Tegretol. But yeah, I'm fine really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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