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Will Depakine And Tegretol Increase My Mental Ability?

Hello, i am 27 years old, i suffered from 10 years from increasing in electric power in the brain, i take a medicine called Depakine & Tegretol , and i feel that i have a lake in logical thinking and mental health. I need for a treatment that can boost my mental and thinking, it is urgent please. Thanks
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear User,

Thanks for using health care magic.

As per your query it appears to me that you are taking tegretol and depakene for seizure disorder which is associated with increased current in brain.
I like to inform you that both these medicine are first line drug in seizure disorder because of their effectiveness and low cost in compare to new generation medication.

In case you are not feeling well there is option of shifting to newer generation antiepileptics like levetiracetam, topramate or zonrsamise among others.

Please talk to your doctor at next visit about side effect that you are experiencing with current medicine and hopefully he will change to newer molecules for your seizure disorder.

In case that is not possible due to efficacy issue he can add some mood elevating medicine like modafinil or armodafinil.

'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".
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Will Depakine And Tegretol Increase My Mental Ability?

Dear User, Thanks for using health care magic. As per your query it appears to me that you are taking tegretol and depakene for seizure disorder which is associated with increased current in brain. I like to inform you that both these medicine are first line drug in seizure disorder because of their effectiveness and low cost in compare to new generation medication. In case you are not feeling well there is option of shifting to newer generation antiepileptics like levetiracetam, topramate or zonrsamise among others. Please talk to your doctor at next visit about side effect that you are experiencing with current medicine and hopefully he will change to newer molecules for your seizure disorder. In case that is not possible due to efficacy issue he can add some mood elevating medicine like modafinil or armodafinil. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help . Thanks