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 | 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 | 5 | epilepsy | hair-loss, no more seizures for 1 year, much saver than tegretol that wasn't working | F | 53 | | 10/10/2005 | 4 | bipolar ptsd | forgot to mention the unfortunate sexual side-effects decreased libido. also i tried to go to 1200 but seems that 900mgs is better for me. i take 300 in am and 600 pm. also the price of this med is almost 200 bucks a month. i have no insurance. still it is worth it! | M | 47 | 900 1X day | 12/28/2010 Patient History | 4 | | 12/28/2004 | 3 | | 4/29/2004 | 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 | 1 | Mood Swings/Depression | Headaches that were unbearable. Increased sleepiness during daytime, but insomnia at night. Felt anti-social and unwanted. Gained 10 lbs in 2 months. Felt extremly lazy. Decreased effort in sports and school. | I do not recomend this medication because ti worsened my condition, but then again, my psychiatrist was a bitch. Make sure to get a psychiatrist who really wants to help you, becuae mine didnt care and thats why i ended up on so many medinceines and gained 30 lbs in a year. | F | 16 | | 1/14/2006 | 1 | nerve damage | just started | F | 32 | | 4/23/2004 | 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 | Bipolar I & Poly Substance Abuse | I take 2100 mg which is a high dose. If I take it too close together I get dizzy and double vision. But, I have learned when to take it. It makes me calm 1 hr. after taking which I welcome. | I had fifteen years of deabilitating drug use. The last eight were shooting heroin. Two weeks after reaching 1800mg I simply quit heroin (yes I had to detox) and two months later all drugs except alcohol which I most never drink anyway. It has been 5 years and I have not gone back. TRILEPTAL filled the hole I was trying to fill with HEROIN | M | 37 | 6 times | 1/12/2008 | 3 | antidepression, because of pain | I believe it has sexual side effects | I thin there could be something out there better, | M | 63 | 6 times | 8/24/2003 | 4 | borderline mental disorder | None so far | F | 45 | 1 days 150 | 2/14/2015 | 3 | Economics | My anus relaxed & I was able to empty my colon at 4-5 hours after taking medicine. My anus is still relaxed after a week & can open wide. The problem is my stomach, small intestine, and large intestine have stopped working & nothing has gotten to the working rectum. | ? | M | 45 | 1 days 150 1X day | 10/15/2021 | 2 | BIPOLAR I | First day I took 600 mg. at 8 p.m. I got sleepy at 10 p.m. By 2:00 a.m., I was up with a splitting headache, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound--awful. I also had horrifying dreams and a major head rush. The nausea and spins, along with cold sweats lasted until the next day (today). I'm also on 20 mg of celexa. My doc says I should stay on it, but try 150 tonight. So far, I am NOT impressed. But I'll stick with it and repost in 3 days when the side effects are supposed to be gone. | It's not fair for me to rate it based upon less than 24 hours of use. | F | 48 | 1 days | 9/1/2009 | 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 | 1 | My ragers | I took my meds this morning and after about and hour i started feeling my brain was in a fog and then it go weirder I cant stop grinding my teeth and they are broken now then my stomach hurt so bad it wrapped around my back and left lung. I dont know what to do | I feel I will get fussed at if I quit it but my jaw hurts so bad I cant stop crying | F | 32 | 1 days 300mg | 11/25/2019 | 1 | bipolar disorder | Emergent hyponatremia, numbness, fatigue, urinary tract infections, vaginal infections, tingling. Have taken for 15 years. Had such vertigo and drop in sodium ran into fireplace and cut head. Had to call squad and stitches and iv sodium. Been on high salt and fluid restrictions. Several kinds of antibiotics and salt tabs. Sicker Than Ever And Cannot Get Into See psych For months. Feel like dropping all meds. Worst drug. | F | 52 | 1 days 1200mg | 6/9/2014 | 4 | Bi-Polar 2 (cyclothalmic) | Severe & terrible smelling gas, diarrhea, exzema-like skin rash on legs, inconsistent but extreme high-drunk symptoms, motor-balance problems, manic spikes, carb cravings, markedly decreased memory & mental fuzziness, increase of ADD symtoms, sexual mania. | Currently taking 1575 mg PD, 975@PM before bed and 600@AM. After untreated BP2 w/borderline traits for over 40 years I started taking Trileptal about 2.5 years ago. Positive results immediately but pattern developed: After several months I would crash into a depression & have to up the dose. Now on 1575 mg PD. At about 1200 I was good as far as having relatively no side effects, but still had cyclical bi-polar swings. At that level stools were regular each morn, though quite loose (but no diarrhea). W/ increased dosages I would follow same pattern: Somewhat manic w/lots of energy & clarity at first, then a slide downward into depression. All along I have many nights of waking up at about 4am w/racing thoughts. MD says this indicates dose is not high enough. Trileptal has changed my life for the better in so many ways, but side effects w/ increased doses are bad, esp. the gas & skin rash. Have to take higher dose at PM because it helps w/ sleep some nights, but mainly becaus | M | 51 | 2 days | 3/17/2008 | 4 | Bipolar II | dry mouth, slight loss of personality | This medication helps to stabilize my moods a lot, but at the same time it takes away my moods. I am on a flat line throughout the day, not really excited or sad about things that should make me react in those ways. The higher the dosage, the more my moods were leveled out. | F | 20 | 2 days | 2/24/2004 | 3 | seizures | Headaches, numb lips, short temper, hard to go to sleep some nights, depression. | M | 35 | 2 days 600 mg | 12/1/2012 |
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)