Comparing Carbamazepine vs Fluoxetine
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| Carbamazepine | Fluoxetine |
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Prescription only
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant that may be used in the treatment of various seizure disorders and also to relieve nerve pain associated with conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia or diabetic... View more |
Prescription only
Fluoxetine treats major depression (adults/children 8+), OCD (adults/children 7+), bulimia nervosa, and panic disorder. More likely to cause insomnia than drowsiness. There is a risk of serotonin... View more |
Related suggestions Schizoaffective Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Vulvodynia
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Carbamazepine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 357 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
Fluoxetine has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 2253 ratings on Drugs.com. 66% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Carbamazepine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR | Prozac | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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19 hours |
210 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 816 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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A total of 684 drugs are known to interact with Fluoxetine:
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March 11, 1968 |
December 29, 1987 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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