TEGRETOL-XR Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)

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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)

  

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 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
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 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
 4  Epilepsy weight gain, tired, skin changes and brown marks, hair loss, osteoporosis F 65 21 years
10/10/2009
 5  seizure control none F 44 20 years
4/4/2004
 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
 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
 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
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 5  seizure disorder drowziness F 24 15 years
10/17/2001
 3  tonic clonic seizures I have been on this medication for 15 years (since I was 8) and have had no severe issues. Sometimes I would feel dizzy or disoriented, nausea, or fatigue. That's about it. I still get seizures on the medication, especially if I miss a dose, but not always. I am thinking of switching to Keppra bc Tegretol can produce osteoperosis in women, and newer epileptic drugs tend to have less severe side effects. And getting pregnant on tegretol is not recommended either. Just a heads up. F 23 15 years
3/4/2009
 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  eplepsy none M 40 10 years
3/23/2004
 5  epilepsy none M 40 10 years
3/23/2004
 5  siezures M 49 10 years
400MG 2X day
8/24/2010
 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
 3  Epilepsy Early morning joint stiffness is a definite side effect..it does wear off after 30 minutes or so.Walking down the stairs in the morning after getting up is very slow and precarious. I changed to Lamictal because of increase in appetite and resultant weight gain on Tegretol.Whilst on Lamictal I had no stiffness whatsoever-it was a surprise..totally unexpected bonus.Unfortunately it kept me awake and after a year on it I had v.bad seizures and went back on to Tegretol Retard.The stiffness returned and I noticed an immediate slowness in my thinking.I am 67 and and it is now 17 years since I went back on to it .. total no.of years taking Tegretol is 37 less 1 year when I changed to Lamictal. I have injury-induced aches and pains in addition to the Tegretol side effects.One morning I felt less stiff and realised I had forgotten to take a tablet the night before.As an anticonvulsant it works so I am afraid to try anything else.Another bad side effect is increase in cholesterol..mine was 10 plus!!Am now on statins..at least for now. F 67 10 years
600 mg
10/15/2014
 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  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
 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  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
  

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)

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