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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) to Be Discontinued

    Does anyone have Trobalt? I couldn’t obtain it anymore since last summer. I assume it cannot be compounded.
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — User Experiences

    Progress Report Progress Report Date: Jan 31, 2016 Current Retigabine Dosage: 300mg, 100mg/200mg, 200mg Current Side Effects: Mild sedative effect. Fainted one when I was on 200mg TID. Had not eaten much and took it on an empty stomach. Blood pressure dropped. I was up again 15-20...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — User Experiences

    Progress Report Progress Report Date: Jan 17, 2016 Current Retigabine Dosage: 200mg, 100mg/200mg, 200mg Current Side Effects: Mild sedation, better bladder control Current Tinnitus Severity: 6 out of 10 Changes in Tinnitus: Less days with really loud T. Now hissing/buzzing more...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — User Experiences

    Progress Report Progress Report Date: Jan 6, 2016 Current Retigabine Dosage: 100mg BID - TID Current Side Effects: None Current Tinnitus Severity: 9 out of 10 Changes in Tinnitus: On 12/24/15 increased dosage from 300mg. 200mg, 300mg to 400mg, 300mg ,300mg. Had an episode which was...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    I thought this forum was to be informative and helpful. Some of you are not. Won't be posting here anymore but will continue to post on user experiences like most of you who are taking Trobalt should be doing :(
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    Had a bad reaction today. Took 400 mg before bed at 8:30 pm and took 300mg at 2:30 am (I thought it was 4:30 am). Accidentally took 300mg in the afternoon - instead of 200mg). I felt groggy all morning. Took all on an empty stomach because busy with kids. About a half hour later started...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    Try www.blueskydrugs.com
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    If you have a written prescription you can go online and Google Canadian pharmacies. The only problem is it can take up to two weeks. Make sure you have refills. Makes it easier to reorder. It is about one third the price. Good luck:)
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — User Experiences

    Progress Report Progress Report Date: Dec 21, 2015 Current Retigabine Dosage: 300mg, 200mg, 300mg Current Side Effects: Slight dizziness, tiredness at the end of the day, slight blurry vision which worsens at night, mild bloating/gas. Urine color has changed from yellow to orange. Short...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    Why is that? I get my prescription from Canadian pharmacies? Is it that you can't get a Rx from a doctor?
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    @papu How long were you on Trobalt 200mg before you increased to 300mg TID. Sorry having a hard time focusing to read User experiences right now. I had a spike after 4 days of 0 to near silence so I increased to 300mg TID (I don't have anymore 50mg tabs and these are not meant to be split if...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — User Experiences

    Progress Report Progress Report Date: Dec 2, 2015 Current Retigabine Dosage: 300mg TID Current Side Effects: Sedation, constipation, cognitive impairment (increase loss of short term memory), increased appetite (developing quite the gut), good mood - no anxiety or depression although...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    Any MD can prescribe it. If you have a general practitionert you may want to try that route first. I had to wait 2 months to see a neurologist where I live. If you decide to try, get a written prescription and look up a canadian pharmacy to get it from. Your just need to fill out some...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    @nills i didn't completely answer your question. The only thing the combination does is increase the sedative effect which never happened with Trobalt alone. Otherwise no change in mood and reality as when just taking Trobalt. The neurologist assured me that this will gradually decrease. The...
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    Retigabine (Trobalt, Potiga) — General Discussion

    @nills to answer your question while taking Trobalt I have noticed a significant decrease in anxiety and I feel much calmer. When I had to taper off the anxiety returned although much less than before. I believe that it has some mood altering effects for the better in my case. I have not...