CARBAMAZEPINE vs CARIPRAZINE

I was recently called by the ED about a teenage patient who had “muscle spasms” of his right arm and leg which seemed to only happen when he stood up quickly after he had been sitting down for a prolonged period. He had a notable history of epilepsy as an infant, but he grew out of it and hadn’t be

28F, usual medication carbamazepine, prochlorperazine​ (though recently had 20+ I don't know the names of). Basically nearly two weeks ago I was found unconscious and taken to hospital in an ambulance. When there I was rushed straight for CT where initial testing found fluid​ in my lungs and I was i

Hey Reddit, Posting this on behalf of my mom, as we are desperate to find a solution. DISCLAIMER: I’ve been granted consent to post this narrative in detail by my mom. In the interest of privacy, names of the care providers involved and of my mother will be omitted. In December of 2020, my moth

My special needs brother 20M got sexually assaulted 2 weeks ago by someone that was supposed to be taking care of him. He has autism so he can’t tell us everything. I took him to the doctor and they found out he had a UTI and skin irritation from what happened. He got some antibiotics. He has autis

(35F) I was admitted to the Neuro Unit from the ER in November 2024 for 6 days due to an Intractable migraine with status migrainosus. During my stay I saw a total of 4 neurologists and the hospitalist. Nothing was breaking the migraine. They tried everything they could (I’m allergic to triptans, mo

32M, 5'9", 180lbs Medications: 20mg fluoxetine daily, 100mg carbamazepine-chewable 2x daily (first dose starting tonight) I would ask my doctor but they are gone for the weekend. Without thinking, I bought a case of sparkling water that is grapefruit flavoured. The ingredient list just says "carbona

Hello, 28M, Asian, Married I am on Carbamazepine 300. I used to be able to eat a lot of sweets. Some years back one of my friends had some infection and I shared meals with him. After a few days I had a severe infection as well during which I had cough, fever. I have not been able to eat even one

Edit: First, a correction to the title. My wife clarified it started three weeks ago, not two, but I forgot to fix the title before posting. The text below is accurate. Age: 30 Sex: Female Weight: 255 lbs Height: 5’5” Race: Caucasian Duration: ~3 weeks Geographic Location

29F, 111 lbs, 5’3 So I’ve been having some concerning and sudden new symptoms over the past month -sudden extreme constipation, like one bm a week -extreme pain during bms and lots of bright blood, some deep dark red parts of stools (stool is not pencil thin though it’s just shaped oddly) -change

Body: Age: 20 Sex: Male Height: 5’8” (173 cm) Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs) Smoking status: Smoker Country: Poland Medical history: Schizophrenia Current medications: Cariprazine 6 mg daily (for ~2 months) Past medications: Haloperidol, risperidone Duration of current symptoms: ~8 months I’m looking for a

19F, 5'3 and 120 lbs, caucasian/asian mix, current medications: lamotrigine 200mg, cariprazine 1.5mg, cyclobenzaprine 10mg (for sleep). I plan on seeing a doctor about this, but it's been hard to get an appointment until then I want to do my own research. About 2 months ago my tailbone started feel

33m Long time sufferer of treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and BPD. Recently i was prescribed 3mg of cariprazine for mood stabilization, and anhedonia. Suddenly after 3 weeks of taking it i've started hearing voices in the evenings. I can describe it as two people arguing,someone talking ve

26F tM 148cm 90KG Australia Diagnoses: Bipolar 1, OCD, ASD, TL Epilepsy, PMDD, Oesophagitis Medications: 200mg Sertraline, 6mg Cariprazine, Vitamin D 2000IU (100,000IU Monthly bulk Dose), Testogel 2.5 pumps of 2%, Pantaprozole 40mg Smoker - 1/2 pack daily (tobacco) No Alcohol No drug use PMDD is a r

Hi everyone, I would really appreciate professional opinions, especially from psychiatrists in Bulgaria or elsewhere in Europe. I am a 27-year-old woman from Bulgaria. In February 2018, I was involved in a road traffic accident as a pedestrian — I was hit by a car while crossing the street. As a res

19/F, 80 kg, 165 cm, no chance of pregnancy, drug-free, occasional smoker Medications: 125mg lamotrigine 2/day, escitalopram 10mg/morning, 15mg of quetiapine 2/day unitl now but it was changed to cariprazine 1.5mg once/day a week ago but the issue has been longer Diagnosed with epilepsy, aspergers a

My work has gone nuclear (check my post history for information). I saw my psychiatrist on Monday about work going crazy and she offered me seroquel. I stupidly said no thanks due to the weight gain. But since seeing her, work has gotten worse and worse and worse... I am probably facing termination.