TEGRETOL-XR Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (51 Ratings)

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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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 4  Epilepsy weight gain, tired, skin changes and brown marks, hair loss, osteoporosis F 65 21 years
10/10/2009
 2  seizures my s daughter is autistic takes tegratol 1hr after taking screaming agatation red skin on face F 30 20 days
5/16/2009
 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
 2  Grand Mal Seizures Headaches, Loss of Memory, Sleepy all the time. Slurred speech. of balance. cold, Hair shedding. bad drug F 42 3 months
12/12/2008
 3  Epilepsy simple partial seizures Tiredness after each increase in dose.Also slower in thinking. I find most days having to sleep during the day.Some days feel absolutely exhausted. Currently taking 1000mg per day.Not had another seizure since last increase beginning of July.Considering changing to Keppra because of fatigue F 46 7 months
7/25/2008
 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  bi-polar disorder II hypomania 11/02/07 - some daytime sleepiness but none overall 11/02/07 - I have taken a lot of different mood stabilizer meds and this is the best one so far. It is very hard for me to wake up in the morning but that has been a lifelong struggle. Also, I feel like I crave sweets and have some stomach issues (indigestion, IBS symtoms, etc.) but that may not be a result of the Tegretol. I am also taking 50mg of setraline (Zoloft) and was on Rozerem. I started with the non XR version of carbamazapine and it made me feel drunk and very dizzy in the morning. F 35 7 months
11/2/2007
 5  Seizure disorder I don't take Tegretol but rather Carbatrol ER capsules F 65 26 days
10/5/2007
 4  Trigeminal Neuralgia Blurred vision every now and then, feeling a little agitated every blue moon and lingering headache most days. Tegretol has been a miracle drug for me. After 15 months of severe facial pain and being misdiagnosed with tmj and dental problems, inner ear infections, bad vision, neck problems, you name it they claimed I had it. They were giving me every drug known to man until I finally was diagnosed by an emergency room doctor (on a long painful night) when I could not take the pain anymore and thought I would end up dying. After some face and jaw x-rays he said I had trigeminal neuralgia NOT tmj, he put me on Ultram which took about 50% of the pain away and told me to go see a neuralogist. The neuralogist put me on tegretol and about 90% of my pain is gone as long as I stay on track. All day long I seem to have a lingering mild headache but I will take that pain anyday of the week verses the pain I have had to live with before. Every once in a while the pain comes back and the Tegretol XR does not seem to be working but it is few and far between, most days it is wonderful. I really have not had F 41 14 days
9/29/2007
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 2  myoclonic seizures feeling tired, swelling ankles, increased seizures!!!, blurred vision It sucks, I had less seizures before I started taking this medicine F 22 2 years
9/15/2007
 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
 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
 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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 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 Standing balance problems at the beggining, drowsiness, fear. M 34 5 years
6/26/2006
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 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
 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
 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

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