Bipolar Disorder and ADHD
Tegretol + Adderall???
Hey guys, ive taken adderall almost all my life but i have never even heard of Tegretol. anyone know about this drug? experiences? does it help with the mania and mood swings? Anyone ever taken these two together? would love to know experiences
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My sister who is schzoaffective takes tegratol. I thought it was for seizures due to her taking haldol. She is not ADD.
I am both and took the two together for years. It worked OK for me. Tegratol is a mood stabilizer so as long as you are at a therapeutic dose (which is determined by occasional blood levels) it should work well. I am currently in the middle of a med change but it is more because I was on too much adderall and because I have inattentive ADD, not ADHD, it made my anxious and irratable.
I am both and took the two together for years. It worked OK for me. Tegratol is a mood stabilizer so as long as you are at a therapeutic dose (which is determined by occasional blood levels) it should work well. I am currently in the middle of a med change but it is more because I was on too much adderall and because I have inattentive ADD, not ADHD, it made my anxious and irritable.
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