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 | headache | M | 23 | 10 days 100 mg | 5/27/2015 | 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 | Trigeminal Neurolgia | Tired, sometimes I struggle to find words, weight gain. I can tell it's burning through the other meds I am taking, so some adjustment is still needed. | It has been a miracle drug for my head pain. I still have daily pain, but not as bad. I have to take 2 in the morning and 1 at night because I was having problems waking up in the morning. | F | 34 | 8 months 20 mg 3X day | 4/17/2012 | 5 | Seizures | Get tired easily. | When I started getting seizures I was put on Dilantin which was not working for me because I was getting major mood swings. When I was 11 I was put on tegretol XR and that's when I started to get less and less seizures. Now, I have been 7 years without a seizure and I am very happy with what tegretol has done for me! | F | 20 | 9 years 300mg 2X day | 11/4/2010 | 5 | siezures | M | 49 | 10 years 400MG 2X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | Seizure disorder | I don't take Tegretol but rather Carbatrol ER capsules | F | 65 | 26 days | 10/5/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | seizure control | none | F | 44 | 20 years | 4/4/2004 | 5 | eplepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 5 | epilepsy | none | M | 40 | 10 years | 3/23/2004 | 5 | seizure disorder | drowziness | F | 24 | 15 years | 10/17/2001 | 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 | Bi-Polar II | Fatigue, goes away somewhat, hair loss, skin thinning and spots, easy to burn, dry mouth, insomnia, short term memory problems, word recall problems sometimes, increased appetite | For me living without a medication like tegretol is just not possible. As such medications go I have had the fewest side effects on tegretol. I know the hair, skin and probably memory problems have a lot to do with vitamins and I do take a multivitamin but it is not enough. I do not gain weight because of the tegretol but I have to watch my diet because I do feel hungry a lot of the time. Still well worth living with these side effects than the dark hole of depression I most often find myself in with no medication. | F | 32 | 8 years 600mg 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 4 | seizures | General fatigue, ability to fall asleep anywhere, anytime. Loss of sex drive. Weight gain. Serious brain fog. | It controls my complex partial seizures, which is good. I haven't had a seizure in more than three years, and I'm now starting to taper the dose downwards VERY slowly (going down by about 100 mg/day this year, maybe another 100 mg/day next year.) On the not-so-good side, Tegretol completely erased my sex drive. It also kind of blunts my emotional responses to events, so that I retain a kind of detachment (which makes sense when you remember that it's also prescribed as a mood stabiliser). I would go off it if I could. | F | 51 | 4 years 250 mg 2X day | 7/8/2010 | 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 |
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)