Date: Sun Nov 10, 2002 6:44 am

Subject: Tegretol - be warned

Hi xxxx - Just thought you might find it interesting to note that the drug

Tegretol is well known amongst the medical fraternity that it has a very

high risk ratio of causing permanent diskenisia = uncontrolled facial 'tics'

or various abnormal bodily movements which once presented - there is no cure

for.

Diskenesia is often seen by doctors as one of those unfortunate side-effects

which THEY are prepared to risk, kind of like the 'better of two evils.'

It is a well known fact by the medical fraternity that once a patient has

developed diskenesia that even if the drug is withdrawn - the effects in 99

% of the cases are permanent!

Perhaps something else which doctors conveniently 'forget' to mention to

patients who they put onto Tegretol! (And a number of other similar related

anti-psychotics, anti-convulsants and anti-epilepsy drugs!) This is a HUGE

problem worldwide but again, a very well covered up 'medical' drug which

should never have been released onto the market as it's benefits versus it's

horrendous side-effects is criminal at best.

Regards - Colette