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 | Anger and racing thoughts | Muscle ache and drowsiness blurred vision feeling tired | Very effective but it takes time to work | M | 51 | 6 months 300x2 2X day | 6/25/2021 | 5 | Rapid cycling bipolar | Nausea almost to point of throwing up. Headaches. | I have been suffering for a few months with rapid cycling and panic attacks But boy has this med changed my life. I just hope this nausea goes away. | F | 48 | 10 days 300 | 5/8/2019 | 5 | GAD/generalized anxiety disorder | Difficulty achieving orgasm, sleepiness. | This stuff is amazing. It helps the anger from GAD, and negative thoughts. Never hd issues with weight gain. | F | 31 | 4 months 600 | 8/9/2017 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | Initial tiredness on 450mgx2.pain was quickly under control and have cut back to 150mgx2 and have been on that for 12 months. No other side effects. After being on 2700mg of gabapentin to no effect this was a godsend. Cant recommend highly enough. | F | 57 | 1 years 150 mg x2 | 12/10/2016 | 5 | Mood disorder NOS, PTSD | First few days I spaced out a bit. Some headache | It's awesome. My moods are level. I think clearer, can focus, have control over my emotional reactions. I'm hoping it just continues to improve from here. I eat healthy, exercise regularly, take vitamins and supplements. I'm using this as a tool towards recovery not my only method of healing. Coming from a history of alcohol abuse to cope with PTSD symptoms. I just couldn't stop drinking. Tripital has taken all of those urges away. It is undetermined if I have a true bi polar diagnosis and if I will need to continue medication indefinitely.that I won't know until I've been away from self medicating with alcohol for some time. All I know though is without Tripital I would not stand a chance. I take 5htp, vitamin B and fish oil as well. Never was on the depressed side. My issue has always been hypomania and disassociation from PTSD triggers. So again Tripital works magic for this. I'll update on this again in a few months to report progress. | F | 32 | 2 weeks 300 mg | 11/27/2016 | 5 | Bipolar | Tiredness initially. Now there are no side effects. | Trileptal made me pretty tired for the first few days, but I now have no side effects. It has been very, very good for relieving my depression and overall volatile mood and irritability. My bipolar is very well controlled with this as my sole mood stabilizer, in conjunction with some other types of psych meds. I have had to have the dose increased twice since going on it 8 months ago, and am now at a fairly high dose. I would definitely suggest this to someone needing a mood stabilizer. | F | 27 | 8 months 900 2X day | 9/6/2016 | 5 | Bipolar | Dizziness, loss of concentration, drowsiness, hangover-like feeling in morning | I also take this med at night since it helps combat my insomnia. Probably couldn't handle it first thing in the morning. Before being placed on Trileptol, I had been on almost every anti-psychotic and anti-depressant with no signs of relief. Within 2 weeks of being on 1200 x2 daily I had finally found stability. I eventually got down to cutting my dose in half and have been on this dose for over a year and I have not had any violent mood swings. Mania was suppressed and depression pretty much vanished. I will most likely be on this medication the rest of my life and I'm okay with that cause it's worked wonders. | F | 22 | 2 years 1200 | 3/4/2016 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | Hair thinning, initial stomach upset and acne though subsided a couple of months in. Weight neutral. | This was my wonder mood stabilizer though after three years lost its effectiveness. Higher dose above 1200 did nothing for my mood and the gi upset was extreme. All bipolar drugs have a trade off, you need to decide what u can and can't live with. This was the least evil of any drug I've been on (and there have been a lot over the past 12 years). | F | 40 | 3 years 1200 mg | 1/12/2016 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | A little difficulty with talking and poor memory. | I have to take extra steps to remember things, make notes and set reminders but it definitely helped slow things down enough for me to think clearly and also stay calm. | F | 25 | 90 days 900 1X day | 10/24/2015 | 5 | Seizures | Stopped my seizures completely . bad thing is 1/2 hour after I take it . It completely makes me feel out of it and I'm not able to function 100% this usually lasts for an hour . | F | 19 | 3 years 1500 | 9/9/2014 | 5 | bipolar | Initially headache, sleepiness but sometimes insomnia until I got used to the dosage. Started at 200 mg 2xday while hospitalized, and each time the dosage was increased side effects would come back for about a week. Side effects that are still with me are that I cannot drink alcohol with this drug AT ALL. I get diarrhea, headache, depression when I drink. This is a good side effect for me! I also have some blurred vision, not a big deal. | Feel normal for the first time in my life and in an elevated stable mood. This drug helped me accept my bipolar diagnosis.. I stopped drinking and self medicating. I am 52, have had several suicide attempts as well as many hospitalizations and been in and out of AA. I have also been very successful at times as well (typical bipolar but I could not see it). This drug did not work until I hit bottom. I could not feel the benefit until I stopped drinking and took 600 mg 2 times a day every day every 12 hours. If I take over 1200 mgs a day I get all the side effects like nausea, headache, diarrhea. | F | 52 | 6 months 600 2X day | 3/27/2014 | 5 | Bipolar II | Occasional dizziness. Sodium test slightly slow. | Regulated my sleep; slowed me down during the day in a good way - racing thoughts, anxiety, irritability much much better. Slight weight gain but I attribute this to not adjusting my calories down. Now that I'm not going hypomanic, I have to eat a bit less since I'm not fidgety/moving around as much. Adjusted for sodium by having some salty soup and a pickle or two each day. | M | 43 | 1 months 300 2X day | 6/4/2013 | 5 | Bipolar | Constipation at current dose. Higher dose gives me numb lips, anxiety and difficulty concentrating. | Within a week of the first dose, the mood swings I was having lessened. Life became much more manageable. I was much less irritable . I have tried about 20 other meds and usually I can not tolerate the side effects. This one has been a lifesaver for me. | F | 46 | 6 years 150 2X day | 2/5/2013 | 5 | bipolar ; mood stabilizer | Had to slowly work up to desired dose or I would get double vision. Now years later my life has never been more stable. | M | 28 | 3 years 1800 | 9/14/2012 | 5 | seizures | I have had the sensitivity with sunlight. Drove out of town and could feel leg burning. When getting to place, leg was hot and noticablly discolored. Had my second child without any difficulties. Pleased with med so far. I also take with dilantiin. Combination works. | F | 41 | 2 years 1200 | 8/28/2012 | 5 | Tonic colonic seizures | Coordination issues, extreme sweatiness, Trouble sleeping, slight weight gain, walking patterns( problems walking in a straight line) | F | 18 | 9 years 300 mg 2x | 8/23/2012 | 5 | Bipolar I mixed episodes | Allowed me to focus and controlled mixed mood episodes. I have loss 5 lbs since taking it which made me happy since I became overweight on depakote. Did not cause loss of libido. No side effects except for first 3and days had nausea and vomiting. I feel better than I ever have on any other mood stabilizer. Works great for me. | F | 39 | 1 months 1200 | 7/22/2012 | 5 | seizures | weight gain, wich is counteracted by change in diet, and more activity, used to be awake somewhat at night, but that went away. | M | 28 | 2 times 900mg | 6/30/2012 | 5 | seizures | About an hour after taking the medication I become very dizzy and uncoordinated for about and hour to two hours. My sodium levels have become very low and I am unable to drink water because this aggravates the problem. | This is the only seizure medication that I have been on since I started having seizures six years ago that allows me to function normally. I can remember things from years ago that I thought I had forgotten, I can read a book with great comprehension, and I have a personality that my family and friends recognize as me again. | F | 28 | 6 months 600 2X day | 3/1/2012 | 5 | Epileptic seizures | :2 daily doses 900mg &1200mg Fatigue, sleepiness, lethargy-all severe. IBS, Low sodium levels, causing craving for salt. Very poor concentration and short/long-term memory. Skin sensitivity, especially to sunlight. Also have problems reacting to high and low temperatures, cannot control body heat and don't sweat as much as used to. My hair has lost it's curl, apparently to do with hair follicles changing shape, happens with lot of medication. | Major symptom is the tiredness, no matter which word I use it can be described as debilitating. I am currently in a wheelchair if I leave the house and cannot push it myself-I'm too scared about having a seizure to use a mobility scooter. I ahve managed to control my sleep so that I have 8-9hours at night and 2-3hours in the afternoon, only if absolutely necessary.I have a strict sugar free/yeast free diet to control the IBS and it works to a certain point. The low sodium means that I drink less water/tea than I would like, it's either that or have a seizure due to excessively low sodium. I have never been able to go out to work or even study or work from home, initially from the seizures, but now from the tiredness. Doing very little and spending most of my day in bed or on the sofa is the norm and I will get dressed at weekends and go out with my husband for a couple of hours. I have given Oxcarbazepine 5 stars because it has very nearly totally controlled my severe convulsive seizures | F | 36 | 10 years 2100mg 1X day | 2/14/2012 Patient History |
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)