Welcome Caligirl! Glad you finaly found us. I felt the same relief when I found this place many years ago! I was started on Tegretol for my pain and after every dose increase I was foggy for 8 days. It does get better it's just that you have quite a journey while you are getting there. My family is wonderful, maybe a little to protective. My inlaws, well I don't think they even know what it is. No one sees each other on that side of the family any way!