TRILEPTAL Reviews (OXCARBAZEPINE)Average Rating: 3.1 (368 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRILEPTAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRILEPTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | bi-polar disorder | loss of appetite | Efexor xr was helping but my mood was cycling. With Trileptal things are balancing out nicely, after two months of taking this drug my physician says that I will soon be able to return to work after a two year absence. | M | 2 months | 7/6/2005 | 5 | hypomania | At first occasional head heaviness. Seems to be subsiding after 2nd week. Normally is apparent at initial pill ingestion. I'm on 150 mg twice per day. | Please try if you have Hypomania | M | 13 days | 6/24/2007 | 5 | Seizures | Very sleepy after drinking a glass of wine. My mood has improved and is far more level. I have an increased interest in sex (At age 50 - I'm not complaining!) | Have not had a seizure in 3 months; was having them almost daily for several years. | M | 3 months | 7/4/2007 | 4 | | 12/28/2004 | 4 | complex partial seizures | Older daughter (6): some weight gain. Younger daughter (2): significant constipation and weight gain. | My 2 daughters (6 & 2) have epilepsy. This worked beautifully for the older one, she was seizure-free on T for 2 yrs and successfully weaned off last year. The little one has been on T for 1 yr and is still having breakthrough seizures and we continue to up the dose as she grows. Keeping fingers crossed. | F | 4 years | 4/21/2009 | 3 | | 4/29/2004 | 3 | M | 6 months | 12/29/2004 | 4 | having partial seizures | irritability and a rash on face and rear of neck | Daughter has been on Trileptal for 3 months. Since on it she has had 3 seizures whereby her dose was increased each time. The longest period without a seizure was one month. | F | 2 | 90 days | 7/19/2005 | 4 | Seizures | Waking through the night (often screaming/crying), irritability, emotionally unstable, cough, ear infections, stomach aches, confusion | This has been an excellent seizure prevention as my daughter has not had any seizures in 10 months (and counting) although starting up the medicine was creating all these horrible side effects. Also we have recently been put on the generic version, oxcarbazepine, she has been having these side effects again. I hope they stop soon. | F | 2 | 10 months | 1/27/2010 | 5 | my son has seizures. he takes it | my son is 3 and has been on it since oct. 2010 and he is very tired after taking it, and now he is having a side effect from it, its causing him to have hand tremors. | he actually takes 5ml in the morning and 6ml at bed time. and he takes this medicine at the same time every day! that is very important!! this medicine has worked so well for him! his seizure decreased tremendously once they got the dosage right! | M | 3 | 5mL 2X day | 5/29/2011 | 3 | Partial complex seizures | Partial complex seizures | M | 4 | 2 years | 7/29/2009 | 4 | son has epilepsy | constipation and nightmares for two months | M | 5 | 7 months | 11/30/2007 | 4 | Seizures | Tiredness, irritability, diarrhea, emotional...cries easily..mainly each time the dosage is increased following a seizure. | My son has had seizures since birth as a newborn. Was on Kepra from birth to 6 mos. Went from age 6 mos to 2 years off meds after no seizure, however was put on oxcarbezapine after they returned two years ago. Medicine overall works well, however we are just trying to get that correct dosage as he grows. We have went several months without seizures, then could have two in a span of 6 weeks, so the dosage has to be adjusted. Overall the medicine seems to work with little side effects, as long as the dosage isn't changed. The longest time without a seizure since on oxcarbezapine has been 10 mos. | M | 5 | 2 years 9 ml twice | 2/16/2016 | 1 | Epilepsy | Skin Rash Tremors Simple Partial Siezures Drop Attacks Tiredness | My Son Began taking Trileptal after doing very poorly on Depakote and Dilantin. It did get rid of the grand-mal seizures, but then he started having drop attacks when he would just drop to the ground and hit his face. He also has partial seizures at least 10 a day. We are now following our Neurologists' advice, and getting him off of this drug! He said that sometimes this drug will cause the seizures to evolve into a different type. Good Bye Trileptal! | M | 5 | 6 weeks | 7/18/2005 | 3 | partial complex epilepsy | Correction on Trileptal use time for partial complex epil. My daughter is taking it for about a year. In the comment I wrote 1 day. | 5.5 | | 10/18/2006 | 2 | partial complex epilepsy | tiredness, constant dry cough, irritability, poor concetration, poor sleep, weight gain-loss. | Dr. promissed less side effects than Carbatrol, and better interaction with over-the-counter meds (cough meds, etc., but my daughter has a constant dry cough ever since on Trileptal. It does keep her seizure free so far, on the lowest recom. dose, but I fear for any side effects. | F | 5.5 | 1 days | 10/18/2006 | 5 | Grand mal seizures | Weight gain and fatigue | My son had a grad mal seizure in the middle of the night while sleeping. He was put on trileptal and gained a large amount of weight and a bloated stomach. He becomes VERY tired after taking it. So he takes it right before bed. | M | 6 | 1 years | 1/18/2008 | 3 | New Onset Seizures | Weight gain, dizziness, forgetfulness, hearing impairment. | My daughter began using trileptal for new onset seizures and has experienced severe weight gain (8 lbs. in four weeks) and has issues with dizziness, she is very tired, she sometimes cannot hear very well and speaks very loudly to compensate. She repeats what she is saying a lot. She also has a lot of trouble paying attention in school and staying at task. We have not tried any other medications, so it is difficult to give an accurate rating for this medication. | F | 6 | 8 weeks | 2/23/2006 | 3 | seizure, autism | sleepiness, other than that no side effects. It has been satisfacory in seizure control although we had better control with tegretol. | M | 7 | 1.5 years | 4/12/2006 | 5 | Central Seizures | Occasional Headache and Drowziness | My son has been on Trileptol for 5 months and it seems to be working well. He's had no seizures since starting the medicine. | M | 8 | 5 months | 5/2/2007 |
TRILEPTAL (OXCARBAZEPINE): Oxcarbazepine is used alone or with other medications to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy). FDA Approval Date: 2000-01-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)