Experience with Tegretol XR (vs Tegretol) for mood
I don't know where else to ask this. I am taking Carbamazepine in the form of tegretol. I take 200 mg twice a day. It has worked for controlling seizures. I also coincidentally suffer from depression sometimes due to stress. I don't believe I suffer from general depression because it's life situations that affect me. Anyhow, I notice that Tegretol seems to give me a couple of mood peaks and dips during the day. I wonder if there is any reason I couldn't try Tegretol XR to even out the affect it has on my mood. I admit sometimes I don't take my tegretol regularly enough, or at the exact same time every day. I will try and take it as close to the exact same time every day from here on out, and I will talk to my doctor. I am asking here checking for people's experience with tegretol XR. I also am not sure if this is the right place to ask. I skimmed over the different forum categories in here and I am not sure this was the best place to ask. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
I don't know where else to ask this. I am taking Carbamazepine in the form of tegretol. I take 200 mg twice a day. It has worked for controlling seizures. I also coincidentally suffer from depression sometimes due to stress. I don't believe I suffer from general depression because it's life situations that affect me. Anyhow, I notice that Tegretol seems to give me a couple of mood peaks and dips during the day. I wonder if there is any reason I couldn't try Tegretol XR to even out the affect it has on my mood. I admit sometimes I don't take my tegretol regularly enough, or at the exact same time every day. I will try and take it as close to the exact same time every day from here on out, and I will talk to my doctor. I am asking here checking for people's experience with tegretol XR. I also am not sure if this is the right place to ask. I skimmed over the different forum categories in here and I am not sure this was the best place to ask. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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