I saw the psychiatrist on October 1. She prescribed a mood stabalizer called Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) and another medication called Buspar (Buspirone).
I was told to start Trileptal first, and once I was done stepping up the dose for that to then start the Buspar.
Thing is, when I looked it up it says that a significant medication interaction between these medications exists. but all I can find about it is that Trileptal can decrease the blood plasma level of Buspar, and Buspar can decrease the blood plasma level of Trileptal. So what I read into that is that they effectively cancel each other out?
Normally I would just not question it and assume the psychiatrist knows what she's doing, but I'm having amazing results on Trileptal. I'm afraid if I add the Buspar that will go away. and you can't just call your psychiatrist at the county mental health department just to ask a question, so I had to leave a message for my case manager over there.
Anyone have experiences to share?