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* This The addition of carbamazepine allowes patients to function better while maintaining lower lithium levels.<ref name="freeman">{{Pubmed|9433333|Freeman et al. Mood stabilizer Combinations: A Review of Safety and Efficacy. Am J Psychiatry 1998;155:12-21}}</ref>* The available data suggest that the combination of drugs lithium and carbamazepine is safe and effective, especially for rapid-cycling patients.<ref name="freeman">{{Pubmed|9433333|Freeman et al. Mood stabilizer Combinations: A Review of Safety and Efficacy. Am J Psychiatry 1998;155:12-21}}</ref>* Lithium and carbamazepine may have possible synergistic effects. However, this combination will also have additive side effectswork synergistically. Dose adaptation will be recommended for this combination<ref name="freeman"/>* Patients receiving both lithium and carbamazepine experience better prophylaxis against bipolar episodes than patients treated with either medication alone.<ref name="freeman"/>
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* Start carbamazepine according to the general dosing advice.
| cave = * The combination may rarely cause neurotoxicity ''without increased plasma levels''.{{CombiCaLi}}
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