What can you tell me about new medication called Trileptal? Is it effective? I am willing to try but I am worried about side effects. I’ve been having side effects from every drug so far.
It is not really a "new" medication. It's an old one Tegretol with oxygen stuck on it, but fortunately this oxygen solves the biggest problem that kept carbamazepine a very distant third choice compared to lithium and Depakote. Tegretol is still a reasonable choice if you ask me and it’s quite a bit cheaper than Trileptal. However, Trileptal also seems to cause side effects less often than Tegretol. people seem to be able avoid very the nausea and dizziness that are listed as side effects for this medication, nearly entirely, some patients so far have had to stop Trileptal for ankle swelling. Well dose is very important too.