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 | siezures | M | 49 | 10 years 400MG 2X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | Epilepsy | Fatigue | It has helped he reduce the amount of the seizures I get. | M | 28 | 23 years 1400 3X day | 6/24/2012 | 5 | eplepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 5 | epilepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 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 | 5 | headache | M | 23 | 10 days 100 mg | 5/27/2015 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Trigeminal neuralgia | Weight gain, memory loss (technical words, names), depression | While Tegretol has been right for my pain, I would like to pursue a different treatment to avoid the side effects. Acupuncture has been mentioned as a possibility. | M | 52 | 6 months 400 2X day | 1/12/2013 | 4 | Epilepsy | Standing balance problems at the beggining, drowsiness, fear. | M | 34 | 5 years | 6/26/2006 | 4 | Partial Epliepsy | Weight Gain | Has ended the grand mal seizures and has stabilized the seizures to a decent but not total control point. Also tried Depakote and Zonegran in conjunction and they are not totally gone away. Overall good but not great. | M | 21 | 10 years 500 MG 2X day | 2/28/2010 | 3 | seizures | drowsiness/tiredness, slight confusion, some memory recall problems esp short term (though can remember later usually). | mostly its the drowsiness... i take 150mg in the morning and 200mg at night, and it can be tough waking up sometimes, like in a fog. I was on 200mg during the day but went back down to 150mg as i couldnt function properly. Thinking of going back to 150mg at night (as my original dose) however am concerned about it not having quite enough effect and i can get some very slight seizurelike activity (without unconciousness or anything, just like a cut off semi seiz..) wierd. But this tiredness, lethargy, bad recovery, im not sure if its just the teg or some remnants of a more serious issue i had with tiredness even before taking it... like chronic fatigue/system worn out... All in all though the tegretol has stopped my seizures (one every 6weeks or so) for 8months now which is great. | M | 34 | 8 months 150 2X day | 6/1/2011 | 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 | 3 | trigeminal neuralgia | Mostly effective in controlling severe and disabling TN, especially when switching to XR. But over time, the side effect for confused thinking and balance took hold. It had a severe and insidious impact on my life. | Looking back, I wish my MD had been more attentive to the side effects and considered alternatives to Tegretol. When I presented in 2012 with severe TN (levels 7-10 pain, couldn't talk, no solid food), I got immediate relief. My current MD says that my 1200 MG dosage is like constantly having two beers and knocks 5 pts off your IQ. It has a subtle influence on your judgment. While this was all happening I met a fantastic woman and became engaged. To merge our families with three kids meant I had to be sensitive to her needs, sell my house and buy a new house for us, while also holding a demanding job and going to school part time. I was very good with the fun tasks. But if it was complex, things got foggy. Contact a realtor, get a loan, fix my credit, create a list of things to fix in order to sell the house, create a list to invite to the wedding. I would step back and look at myself, "You're not doing this. How odd." I see now Tegretol made me into slug. And my fiancé saw this, didn't see the connection to Tegretol, and began to wonder about me. My MD knew the basics of our situation, had met my fiancé. If he had been more compassionate he might have seen what was happening and counseled me on what to expect. Ultimately my finance saw what I was doing, became angry and defensive, interpreted my actions as meaning that I really didn't want her and the marriage, and cancelled the wedding five weeks out. I was angry and confused, | M | 55 | 4 years 800-1200MG 3X day | 8/3/2016 | 3 | Seizures | Severe short-term memory loss, occasional blurred/double vision, speech difficulties. | I've been prescribed others, Depakote, Neurontin, Gabatril, Topamax, Keppra. Still on Keppra, speech problems worsened once Keppra was added. | M | 43 | 32 years | 11/20/2009 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Seizures | Just about every side effect listed on your page, incompetence, mood disorders, instability, feeling like a drunk, could not remember what I had done that morning, started to contemplate suicide as I was not able to cope in my job and perform as a provider for my family. | Now on Epilim and I am back to the old me. Please if you are anything like I was go and persuade your neurologist to try something else. | M | 55 | 400 days 500 2X day | 7/30/2014 | 1 | Seizures- from Shunt | Tegretol over long term (more than 36 months) causes brain damage in patients. I was told this by my neurologist after my seizure activity increased and brain function went down. | Good for short term, bad in the long term | M | 29 | 18 years | 2/25/2008 |
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)