TRILEPTAL Reviews (OXCARBAZEPINE)Average Rating: 3.1 (368 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRILEPTAL with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
More on TRILEPTAL: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRILEPTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | bipolar disorder | Drowsiness, headache with missed or irregular doses, weight gain | Helps with the bipolar, i still have mood swings but they are very mild and i can control my actions and reactions. I take both doses at night because it makes me very dizzy and tired to where i fall over walking only a few steps | F | 23 | 9 months 600mg | 3/9/2016 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | Tired. In a weird dream-like state of dissisociating. Calm, uncaring, spaced out. Could sleep all day. Tingling. Blurry vision. Vivid dreams. | F | 34 | 1 weeks 200mg | 2/9/2016 | 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 | 1 | Bi-Polar Anxiety | DO NOT USE I'm 51 and very accepting and a caring person, talk to anyone. Getting charged with assault 6 days into my medicine, $2,000.00 and counting. Wonderful do not use! | Very Iritable!! short fused. MORE vanxiety. | M | 51 | 6 days 1/2 for 7 2X day | 1/4/2016 | 2 | Bi polar | Very bad leg cramps....mad all the time. Lucid dreams..hot flashes, dry mouth.Just feel awful | F | 38 | 2 weeks 300m | 12/31/2015 | 1 | Panic Disorder, GAD | Nausea, dizziness, headaches, agitation, anger, fatigue, blurry vision, lower GI problems | HORRIBLE drug for my anxiety. It only made it worse. I became more agitated and started being a b***h to my friends an family for no reason. I was also getting just plain angry and pissed over the littlest things. It also made me feel sick and gave me headaches. That and my vision got blurry at times. It also made it harder for me to fall asleep, but I would feel very tired during the day. HORRIBLE MEDICATION, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! | F | 20 | 2 weeks Forgot 1X day | 12/29/2015 | 3 | Bipolar disorder and seziors | Half an hour after my dose I begin to feel squished then pulled apart then numb. Sleep being the only way to get through it. So my dose is taken before I go to bed. About 9pm every night. I have also lost 20 pounds in less then 3 months since taking trileptal. Not too long ago I started haveing abdominal pain. I was given antibiotics in case of bladder infecton via my pcp. Now im dizzy and tired and slurring my speach. The headaches seem to be enjoying themselves. Throwing up for no reason. And I am very off balance weak and absent minded. Not to mention confused. It worked great up untill the abdominal pain. 6 and a half months or so. | I don't know if its because some nights I take my dose half an hour late. Or if it because of the low sodium. But my trileptal is no longer working like it used to or is suposed to for me. That I am sure of. | F | 24 | 9 months 1200mg | 12/15/2015 | 4 | Bipolar | Feeling drunk 30 minutes after taking each dose and it lasts for a solid hour or two, very dry mouth, drowsiness (not too bad). | Great mood stabilizer for me, this is the 4th bipolar drug I've tried and the only one that's worked for me. | F | 26 | 6 months 600mg BID | 12/5/2015 | 1 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Worsened chronic migraines. Worsened insomnia. When I do sleep I have trouble forcing myself awake. Tired all the time. Nausea. Lower abdominal pain/cramping. Severe lower back pain. Constipation. Confusion. Absent-mindedness. Memory loss. Occasional blackouts. Worsened mood swings. Worsened aggressiveness. | I don't recommend this drug. The side effects are preventing me from functioning efficiently. I'd rather be suicidal twice a week than have to give up my life to this medication. | F | 18 | 2 weeks 300 MG 2xD | 11/18/2015 | 1 | Possible small seiZures causing TIA | has nearly killed me. Lost 47 lbs in 6 weeks, loss of memory, delirium, extreme brain fog, roller coaster of memory, dillusions, not getting better. Terrible drug. | should not be prescribed. | M | 67 | 2 weeks 150mg | 11/3/2015 | 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 | 4 | Bipolar | Acne and confused thoughts/ sleepness if medication doses are taken too close together. | Overall medication does what it is intended to and that is to prevent mania and decrease depression. | F | 27 | 8 years 90g | 10/8/2015 | 3 | Trigeminal Neuralgia | 90-120 minutes after taking I have double vision, dry mouth which makes it hard to swallow, dizziness, slow processing, and nausea. This lasts about an hour, the only way to feel better is to sleep. This doesn't work well for work and I won't drive when I feel this way. | Only way to eliminate my facial nerve pain. | F | 46 | 3 months 900 MG 2X day | 10/4/2015 | 3 | Rapid cycling Bi par | Took it 15 years. Recently began having kidney issues due to chronic low sodium, this drug is a renal excretion. I will be getting off of it. It had worked well up to this point. My body can no longer maintain the side effects effectively. | I wish their were more studies done recently to highlight the side effects for those on it longer that two weeks. | F | 47 | 10 years 600 mg | 9/11/2015 | 4 | bipolar | I was sleepy at first but you have to make yourself get up and take a shower and then you have a burst of energy, especially with coffee. | Feel shakey | F | 43 | 10 days 1200 | 8/25/2015 | 3 | Bipolar | I've slept for the last three days the only two times I tried to get out of bed I fallen down the stairs both times.I haven't had any mood swings or any mania but it sure would be nice to stay awake for a little while I also have no appetite | Due to my excessive sleeping I'm terrified I won't be able to drive anymore. I'm just hoping the side effects diminish and I can get back to normal life | F | 45 | 3 days '600 | 8/9/2015 | 1 | Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder | Severe insomnia, severe irritability, uncontrollable crying, forgetfulness, anxiety, horrible depression, and SEVERE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. Isolation, pushing away everyone I cared about, unmotivation, confusion. I still suffer from severe insomnia weeks after getting off of it. I also noticed I starting blinking a lot when I started Trileptal. This drug has been absolutely disastrous. | This drug turned me into a person I didn't recognize and was scared of. | F | 20 | 2 weeks 1200 MG | 8/6/2015 | 1 | supposed seizures | extreme depression uncontrollable crying peeling skin on hands & wrists skin rubbing off elbows with contact w/ sheets blister on palm red, puffy, shiny palms | still having skin reactions. neuro had me cease script but did no blood tests, did not prescribe any prednisone (as I've read should have been done) currently dealing w/ abdominal pain/cramps | F | 55 | 45 days 1X day | 8/3/2015 |