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Originally Posted by lady_express_44
Snoopy, this is why I get so nervous, especially for newbies who are put on so many new meds at once. How in the world does one know what is causing problems when they are thrown on steroids, then Avonex, then Baclofen, maybe an antidepressant, and then some med to keep them awake . . . all at virtually the same time??
... then they have to try to wean off, or go cold turkey, to figure out what the offending med is.  As if MS isn't enough to contend with? 
Cherie |
I know, Cherie. I have the same concerns about those who are newly diagnosed. Their looking for some magic pill to make everything fine again and it's just not there. Of course, even some of us "oldies" keep looking
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Originally Posted by dmplaura
Funny I see Carbamazepine on the list. I had such a crazy reaction to that stuff day 2 of taking it... it changed my pitch perception of music. I was bawling my eyes out while my ex bf listened to the same songs as I had on the same computer and said, "They sound fine to me". I was scared I had permanently damaged my brain or something. Thank goodness it resolved in 24-48 hours.
It's not listed in the warnings, yet I truly did experience it. I only made the connection when I sat at my pc frantically searching "Music change" "Pitch change" with Carbamazepine. Then I found cases like mine.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/j...TRY=1&SRETRY=0
And this link "There are also reports of an auditory side effect, whereby patients perceive musical notes about a semitone lower than their actual pitch (so middle C would be heard as the note B3 just below it, etc)."
http://www.answers.com/topic/carbamazepine |
Even though what you experienced is not on the side affect list doesn't mean Carbamazepine didn't cause it. I am very glad your pitch perception was short lived
The first link I couldn't access but the second one I could. Thanks, it made for some interesting reading.