"thought i would share my experiences on &quot;tegretol&quot; too.  i have been on tegretol for 3 days now and can tell a huuuge difference! i have not been given the &quot;full blown&quot; bipolar diagnose yet, i think this will need some more in depth conversations with my psychiatrist. well yes i was given tegretol as a mood stabilizer on wednesday. i took the first 100mg before i went to sleep. the next morning i didn&#039;t really feel any different, it was maybe in the evening or the afternoon that i noticed an improvement. i was a lot calmer, my thoughts were gathered, this has been the case until this day. i will ask my psychiatrist to up the dosage of tegretol but it&#039;s early days yet. all in all i love this medication."