TEGRETOL Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)Average Rating: 3.3 (287 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TEGRETOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TEGRETOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | unerupted shingles | I ended up in the hospital at death's door with Steven-Johnson Syndrome which is 99.99percent fatal. The prescribing Dr (?) I use that term loosely, did not have me back for follow-up. | DO NOT TAKE ON FEAR OF DEATH> | F | 60 | 5 weeks | 3/16/2001 | 2 | trigeminal neuralgia | F | 44 | 70 days | 12/4/2001 | 4 | trigiminal neuralgia | nausa | F | 62 | 1 months | 3/3/2003 | 4 | Epilsey | None | Has help me alot | M | 5 years | 3/17/2003 | 5 | epilepsy | no side effects | seizure free for many many years | F | 49 | 28 years | 4/26/2003 | 5 | bipolar disorder | tiredness, sensitivity to sun | Tegretol has been a godsend in stabilizing my daughter's bipolar disorder. | F | 22 | 2 years | 9/21/2003 | 3 | seizure disorder | nausea, fatigue, muscle and joint pain | After taking the medication at 200mg twice a day for a week, I began to feel like I had been beaten with a baseball bat... every joint and muscle in my body ached and was weak. I cut back the dose by 1/2 per my doctor and am feeling better for now. | F | 30 | 14 days | 5/12/2004 | 4 | Brain tumour induced seizures | tendancy to tiredness, though that may be related to other matters. | 500 mg twice daily | M | 47 | 6 years | 6/28/2004 | 5 | Epilepsy | Initially some drowsiness and dizziness, but that is gone. | F | 35 | 6 months | 10/10/2004 | 2 | Bipolar II Rapid-cycling | Ringing in my ears, lethargy, acne, dizziness | I take Wellbutrin XL, Trileptal and Lamictal so my side-effects might be realted to those meds being affected by the Tegretol, but I felt incredibly lethargic and hungry after starting the Tegretol. Also, I got terrible acne and developed a bad ringing in my ears which hasn't gone away a week after stopping the Tegretol. | F | 35 | | 10/30/2004 | 5 | epilepsy | After taking this medicine for 18 years, it causes sporatic sodium/potassium imbalance. | It has been a great help over the years. | F | 47 | 20 years | 12/11/2004 | 4 | seizure disorder | I took this drug for 15 years, always tired, never 100% seizure free. Occasionally overdosing ending up very dizzy. Missing one the seizures would fallow. | It controlled me. The only option was to have 1/4 of my brain removed, risky but I did it. No side affects only PT memory loss Now Im a NEW MAN!! and a free one. | M | 40 | 15 days | 12/22/2004 | 4 | seizure disorder | I took this drug for 25 years, always tired, never 100% seizure free. Trying other drugs, testing new meds. Occasionally overdosing ending up very dizzy. Missing one the seizures would fallow. | It controlled me. The only option was to have 1/4 of my brain removed, risky but I did it. No side affects only PT memory loss Now Im a NEW MAN!! and a free one. | M | 40 | 25 years | 12/22/2004 | 5 | Idiopathic Seizures | Fatigue, Drowsiness, Ataxia (shaky hands especially in the morning), Diplopia (usually only when really tired), Nausea (only when taken without food), Dizziness (If accidentally overdose), Short term memory loss (most aggrivating of them all) | This drug controlled the seizures, nuff said. i can deal with the side effects easily, but the one i hate is the short term memory loss. Post-it notes have become my best friend. Other than that, this drug saved my life. | M | 24 | 5 years | 1/27/2005 | 3 | trigeminal nueralgia | short term memory problems, sore throat, fatigue, loss of sexual drive | It has decreased the pain tremendously | F | 45 | 2 months | 2/1/2005 | 5 | bipolar II | drowsiness, short term memory loss | I've been lucky with this drug. Few side effects compared to most people and it's controlled my moods very well for 12 years now. Gave me my life back. | M | 38 | 12 years | 2/8/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy | - I have the ability to fall asleep ANYWHERE. - Mild Dyslexia - Headaches when I first started taking the drug | I have very infrequent seizures to begin with, but my neurologist swears that Tregretol XR has controlled my epilepsy. | M | 24 | 11 years | 2/10/2005 | 5 | Mood disorder associated with PTSD | None | This drug is a godsend. It really evens out my moods and stops me climbing the walls. I take 600mg each day. | F | 26 | 2 years | 2/26/2005 | 5 | bipolar II | If I don't eat during the day I get a little | M | 47 | 5 years | 4/15/2005 | 2 | RDS | Cannot sleep, I don't want to eat. Pain hasn't decreased. Visual problems, and I believe hives from the medication. | I question why the medication was given for RSD. | F | 47 | 30 days | 5/8/2005 |
TEGRETOL (CARBAMAZEPINE): Carbamazepine is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or anti-epileptic drug. It is also used to relieve certain types of nerve pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing the spread of seizure activity in the brain and restoring the normal balance of nerve activity. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)