Carbamazepine dosing time recommendations
Hello
I was recently diagnosed with TN. Over the summer my episodes went from sporadic "shocks" to prolonged ones triggered by speaking, eating, or sometimes nothing at all. My doctor prescribed carbamazepine, 100mg x2 daily. This didn't seem to do anything. After a week of adjustments, we found that 600 mg daily worked to alleviate most of my pain.
My doctor let it up to me to decide if I wanted to do 200 3x, or 300 2x. Does anyone have any recommendations for which schedule is best?
Currently I'm doing 200 3x, but I notice in the morning my pain is more frequently triggered. I'm guessing because this is the longest gap between doses (10 pm, 7 am). I typically take the third does at 4 pm (just so I don't have to take the pills to work).
Thanks!