Carbatrol / Tegratol / carbambazpine

Posted by Leonard @jakedduck1, Mar 10 12:47pm

Has anyone heard anything that people taking this medication shouldn't if they are over age 70. A friend of mine in England said her Neurologist switched her from Carbamazepine to another antiseizure medicine due to her age.
Thank you,
Jake

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Chris Gautier OR Santosha | @santosha | Mar 11 5:45am

Hi @jakedduck1
I have never heard of it.
I did some quick research on AI, and it does not say that Tegretol should be avoided after the 70 years of age.
I have also found a paper on epilepsy in elderly people after the 65 years of age, commenting on several AEDs, including Carbamazepine. Here is the link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4900895/
Have a nice day Jake!
Chris