TEGRETOL Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (287 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 5  Epilepsy Have taken Tegretol for a very long time. Now that I am older I am wondering whether it is responsible for my brain fog and confusion. F 61 10 years
11/4/2016
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 5  epilepsy Pretty good med,but can get blurry vision sometimes and after 6 years on it can sometimes feel like I'm wasted/stoned/drunk, but without the other effects of drunk. Like, when I'm walking sometimes it's like I'm disconnected from my legs or body but they are operating normally. I think my brain sometimes isn't fully in the moment and its a bit wierd. It works, and mostly its good. M 39 6 years
700mg/day
3/25/2016
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 5   Blurry vision confusion skin problem M 20 1 days
1000
2/19/2016
 5  Neural Net Mess Costs $$ This tegertal is dope yo ! M 17 1 times
400
9/4/2015
 5  Chronic neck pain I am having sexual side effects & having strange dreams. Imsomnia. Excellent to relieving my neck pain I have had for 18 years. Wonderful for pain. F 42 1 days
400mg
6/19/2015
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 5  trigeminal neuralgia Poor word recall, muscle jerks, periodic weird hearing, complete loss of appetite leading to large loss of weight. I am finding the loss of appetite quite troubling ATM but it is a relief to be mostly pain free. F 36 10 months
400mg x3
5/27/2015
 5  mood stabilizer A really bad breakout just on my face it wasnt zits but it was like acne and I tried everything to cure it I never thought it was my medicine until my refill ran out and I had to go like 2 or 3 weeks without it while I waited on my appointment . my face cleared up completely. Now im back on my medicine and its back.. I also have really bad muscle jerks on thos medicine. Other than that it is the best medication for me I. Have tried literally everything else .. F 26 1 years
1200
12/15/2014
 5  to control my epilepsy I've had epilepsy since I was 14yrs old. It helps to control my seizures but I still have them! Sometimes up to 3Times a day! I've had Acne since I was 13 and was wondering weather it was this giving me it?! I'm seeing a specialist who specialises in dermatology end of this month so my Doctor wouldnt of let me if it was my meds making my skin like it was don't u think? F 28 10 years
600mg
12/5/2014
 5  trigmetol neuralgia No prob started on 100 twice a day n moved up to 600 now in 200 Mg tablets bits sick n bit of headache to start but it's stopped pain so far n that's all that matters at moment; F 42 3 weeks
10/2/2014
 5  Epilepsy No major side effects had trouble concentrating as I do now. Became a little depressed. I feel the medication has definitely changed my life for the good. F 26 10 years
1X day
9/16/2014
 5  Epilepsy constant tiredness since childhood, low concentration,anxiety, mood swings, memory poor Controlled my epilepsy when other drugs didn't.Having taken it for a long time, i have noticed various side efects over the years. The ones that effected me most were tiredness and anxiety. Anxiety and irritability are problems on thse meds especially if you don't keep routine, drink lots of water etc. I have been cutting down my dose to withraw after longterm use, i'd like to know what normal is, I have worked and studied all my life and achieved a great deal, though it has been a struggle at times. I look forward to being free of meds. F 36 25 years
400mg 2X day
8/16/2014
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 5  Bipolar II Initially and with dose increase: anxiety, headache, pressure in temples, very mild nausea, constipation. When trying to go above 600mg: persistent headache, metallic taste in mouth. Constant side-effect: jaw clenching. This seemed to take a while to kick in. Started on 400mg and went to 600mg after about 4 weeks. It lifted my depression quite quickly, but during both dose increases I got anxiety. The moodswings aren't gone, but they seem "shallower" and less frequent. Everything's much milder than it was and more manageable. It helps with sleep; even when "up" I manage 5hrs a night. After 6 months I can barely tell I'm taking any medication, the side-effects are so slight. Really pleased as I had a nightmare on lamotrigine. F 35 6 months
600 2X day
3/26/2014
 5  Trigeminal Neuralgia Exhaustion, confusion, word recall difficulties This drug has been a life saver! Very much worth the side effects as it has given me back some of my life. F 46 4 months
200 mg 2X day
9/9/2013
 5  epilepcy/grand mal seizures The first time I took tegretol I acted drunk. It made me feel loopy, but as time went on my body adjusted. Over the years side effects have been fatigue, low libido, and now more memory loss...looking for the right words, remembering where I put things, etc. Now it is low sodium, anemia and lower white blood cell count (not an issue right now but could be later). No bone loss from last bone density test. Be careful with antibiotics they raise tegretol levels, especially erythromycin. I started taking Tegretol when I was 23 years old and basically was given my life back. I was having seizures every 7-10 days. With tegretol I have had only 1 seizure in 20 years . I was monitored for aplastic anemia in the early days which they have now stopped testing for. I have had two beautiful, healthy daughters even though there were low risks involved. At one time I was up to 1200 mg/day. Now I am on 800 mg/day. It has helped with side effects. F 32 years
200 mg 4X day
8/9/2013
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 5  Epilepsy I took carbamazepine to treat my relatively mild temporal lobe epilepsy from 1995 until 2011. I cannot say I had any bad side affects. I lead a completely "normal" life. My concentration and memory were never good (but not bad either) but at least my seizures (petit mal) became less and less over the years. I think the drug really helped me. However! After not having a seizure (petit mal) for over a decade I came off the drug over a period of 3-4 months. Now I'm not sure why but my sex drive (after about 3-4 months off the drug) went through the roof! I was like a 17 year old boy. Then one day without warning bang I became impotent! Over night it all stopped (That would be 8 months after I came off the drug completely). The desire is still there but I no longer can function without the other drugs (and they are now starting to loose their effect)!!! I did find my concentration and memory and confidence also improved considerably after coming off the drug (well the confidence has taken a battering since the new thing) I do find it weird because carbamazepine can cause ED but I never had that problem while on carbamazepine. It was only after coming off carbamazepine that the ED problem started! However ED can be caused by loads of other things(I have been checked out from head to toe. All OK) so its probably a psyc thing (surely coming off carbamazepine did not cause my ED, could it?) Hope this helps someone (I cannot find anyone else with similar problems). M 44 16 years
400mg 2X day
8/5/2013
 5  Trigeminal neuralgia No bad side effects other than the occasional loss of words and stuttering at times. Get tired easily and at the beginning, had slight blurred vision F 37 5 days
500mg
6/11/2013
 5  status epilepsy No sex drive whatsoever M 43 2 years
1000 mg
3/9/2013
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 5  seizures and bi-polar I have no side effects. I guess if you fell 20 feet hit a 10 foot fence and rim of a concrete pool and suffer from seizures and physcilogical depression this drug will certainly work for you. This drug works wonders if you have a multi issue. This drug works if you have a multi issue. Like Seizures, Physcilogical Depression and Nerve damage. M 40 6 years
400 mg 2X day
2/8/2013
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 5  Trigeminal Neuralgia Metallic taste in mouth, diarrhea This drug has completely stopped the TN attacks and did so practically immediately upon starting on it. Initially I was on a combination of Neurontin and Tegretol, but that caused a lot of dizziness, so I was taken off the Neurontin. The side effects did not start until I was on Tegretol for a month and a half. The dizziness is gone. Sidenote: I also have MS, which was diagnosed 8 years ago. TN did not start until last year, at age 53. I currently have no other functional problems with MS. I don't know if the TN is associated with my MS. F 54 2 months
200mg 3X day
10/13/2012
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 5  myo-facial pain major hair loss, cold hands finally, pain in face and neck has gone away. major pain kept me awake at night. tried pain relieving cream (prescription) and narcotics to no avail. tried land therapy also. aqua therapy has helped, but nothing like the tegretol (brand name). F 52 4 months
300 mg 3X day
11/10/2011
  

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)

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