TEGRETOL-XR Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)Average Rating: 3.4 (51 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TEGRETOL-XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TEGRETOL-XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | seizure disorder | drowziness | F | 24 | 15 years | 10/17/2001 | 4 | seizure disorder | drowsiness, clumsiness, flat affect | superior to Dilantin | F | 54 | 8 months | 6/26/2002 | 4 | PARTIAL-COMPLEX SEIZURES | DROWZINESS | F | 22 | 4 years | 11/4/2002 | 5 | eplepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 5 | epilepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 5 | seizure control | none | F | 44 | 20 years | 4/4/2004 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | slight drowsiness | Tegretol has been a miracle drug for me. After 8 years of being misdiagnosed with atypical facial pain, tmj, dental problems, even cervical facet joint syndrome, a family practitioner diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia and put me on tegretol. For 8 years I took Oxycontin, Vicoden, Darvocet, all kinds of muscle relaxers and antidepressants, etc. and nothing helped. I tried acupuncture, hypnosis, chiropractic, homeopathic medicine, biofeedback, and had counseling with a pain psychologist. Several days a week I experienced nausea and vomiting from the excruciating pain. I prayed for God to let me die. After the third day of taking Tegretol XR, the pain was reduced to an annoying cramp, and since then I have experienced almost complete relief. It has been a Godsend. | F | 48 | 10 days | 9/15/2004 | 5 | complex partial epilepsy | Haven't had side effects | Tegretol XR has been a big help. I stated out taking Tegretol Chewables but the dose wasn't strong enough. I'm now taking 700 mg a day and can almost forget that I have epilepsy | M | 38 | 9 years | 4/17/2005 | 5 | Seizure Disorder (grand mal) | None. Maybe some drowsiness. | take 400 mg 2x per day. Just started this large a dose after taking 200 twice a day for 10 years. Working great, no seizures since upping dosage. | M | 27 | 1 years | 4/29/2005 | 4 | epilepsy, petit mal,tonic clonic. | Initially drowsiness which went away after a week. | Took Dilantin and Mysoline for 30 years. Couldn't take the drowsiness,lethargy, memory loss, slurred speech depression and, lack of concentration. After switching to Tegretol XR all my seizures were under control except on the rare occasion(3 years since my last seizure). Wish I, swiched 20 years ago!!! | M | 41 | 9 years | 4/30/2005 | 1 | seizure disorder | Have experienced ringing in ears, excessive water weight gain/swelling (20 lbs), pain and feeling of cold in areas where water is most prevelant, memory loss, aggression, to name a few. | Would not reccommend it to others. | F | 29 | 4 years | 6/16/2005 | 5 | nocturnal seizure disorder | Actually, none. | It's awesome. I am able to only use 250 mg a day (two big, one little), which is, I think, possibly beneath the lowest typical dosage. The timed-release is just grand. BTW, I was prescribed this because I am a woman of childbearing age and my two top-notch female neurologists told me that this was the best for childbearing. I had a child with it and had no problems either. Good job. | F | 44 | 19 years | 7/29/2005 | 5 | nocturnal seizure disorder | none | oops. sorry. I posted earlier and said I was taking 250 mg a day. I'm not. I'm taking 500 mg a day. 200 mg in the mornings and 300 at night. I was taking 600 but pushed my doc to lower it since I prefer to take less in the daytime. I heartily disliked dilantin. Ick. | F | 44 | 19 years | 7/29/2005 | 2 | mania | standing balance problems, wrists became so stiff and painful I could not do pushups any more. | blood tests are bothersome, getting off can cause siezures, after I got off my wrist pain went away. Do not overtake this medication, I know two people who did and their judgement of distances made it impossible to walk until the tegretol cleared. Drugs that slow liver cytochromes, like some antibiotics, can cause an overdose without any change to you normal dosage. | M | 46 | 2 years | 9/12/2005 | 3 | Seizures, Bi-Polar | Sour Stomach,Restlessness,lack of clarity in thought | The drug took forever to find the proper dosage. I now take 1000 mg's a day but I occasionally have interaction problems with the vicodin I take for my knees and back and the clonazepam for sleep. The back of my head would start feeling overpressurized and my eyes would turn yellow, a sign of over dose from one or all drugs, but I never take moire tha usual. A day of of them will usually do the trick. | M | 31 | 4 months | 11/28/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy | Standing balance problems at the beggining, drowsiness, fear. | M | 34 | 5 years | 6/26/2006 | 4 | Bi-Polar, nerve pain | DIZZINESS and intoxicated feeling. The off and on dizziness is most bothersome. Also, if I forget to take it at it's usual time, I start to feel very sick. | It really make me feel drunk at first, but the effects slowly wore off and I feel great on it now. I take 600mg a day and I feel great. | F | 29 | | 8/13/2006 | 4 | epilepsy | Short term memory problems, have to concentrate to remember something detailed like an address for example | I take 200mg twice daily. Epilepsy caused me to have to re-train from a Chemical Engineer to Information Technology. Don't know if related to tegretol, but I have to frequently urinate, and feel fatigued. However, when I exercise it helps. I play squash three times a week to a good standard and have a no problems with the stress of my job. The quality of my life exceeds incomparably that without tegretol. I have driven for 14 years. | M | 44 | 16 years | 1/3/2007 | 1 | Mood | Acne like I was 14. Just horrible out of nowhere that took weeks to heal. I was so confused too. uugghh | XR my ass | M | 25 | 3 weeks | 3/26/2007 | 5 | petit-mal seizures causing migraine | I am more tired when I take this medicine. | It is very unusual for a person who has my kind of seizures to be on this medicine, but it is the only one that helps me. If I don't take it, I will have a migraine the very same day. I take 2 200 mg tablets twice a day- that's 800 mg/day for those of you who might be confused. I was on Depakote before this, but I grew out of it. | F | 23 | 12 years | 9/5/2007 |
TEGRETOL-XR (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. Some forms of this medication are also used to treat bipolar disorder. Carbamazepine can help to decrease extreme changes in mood and help you feel less agitated. FDA Approval Date: 1996-03-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)