alternative to tegretol?

Posted By aly on August 17, 1998 at 21:50:19:







Following a car accident and head trauma five years ago, my husband was put on tegretol to control auras and siezures (not epilesy). He is at 800 mg/day. My question is twofold and regards side effects. He is experiencing lowered libido and anorgasmia. We have done some research and know that this is a known side effect of the drug. Is there anything that can be done to overcome this side effect (something that can be taken in conjunction with tegretol, perhaps)? Secondly, I remember reading about another drug that is an alternative and supposedly did not have these side effects, but cannot find the reference. The drug was newly approved by the FDA and is now avail. here in the USA. I believe that it was from Britain. He has a neurologist appt. soon and any information you could provide would help us in choosing treatment options. NOTE: Lowering his dosage may not be an option. Thank you