TEGRETOL Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)Average Rating: 3.3 (287 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TEGRETOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TEGRETOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | 4 | could not thin k in the begining | did stableise me | M | 37 | 2 months | 11/7/2005 | 4 | Compulsive Exsplosive Disorder | None really. I have an arm rash right now that may be related. So memory loss and tireness | Has made me very level tempered. Not so fast to fly off the handle. As a side note, my restless leg syndron has disappeared which I didn't Tegretol was prescribed for. It was a NICE side effect. | M | 43 | 5 months | 10/6/2005 | 5 | bipolar S.A.D. | Hardly any. I suspect it's responsible for weight gain around my middle however, because I was off it for two months and regained a waistline - a full size smaller. Within 10 days of being back on it my waist was as big as it was before. | Take 150mg twice a day. Feel much better on 100mg twice a day but then when PMS time comes, so does ANGER, so I obviously need the extra then. | F | 48 | 5 years | 9/28/2005 | 5 | Bipolar - Rapid Cycling | sleepiness, some mild memory loss, some scattering of thoughts | This was a life saver for me. I went to it from Lithium and felt SO much like myself -- normal. It worked for me for almost 15 years! I took 600 mg at bedtime (this drug is very sedating, so I couldn't take it during the day). Recommend anyone try this if Lithium is not working. | F | 45 | 15 years | 8/27/2005 | 2 | epilepsy/seizures | Short term memory loss and tiredness. I have low blood pressure hence a pacemaker - heart misses beats. I have several blackouts/seizures over 2-3 days then none for another month. | Currently increasing medication from 800mg per day to 1200mg per day to see if there is any improvement. | F | 42 | 24 days | 8/17/2005 | 3 | seizures | My daughter experienced trembling hands,drowsiness and a slight decline in her learning process while on the drug from age 2-8. After discontinuing the drug she has experienced behavioral problems-seems to have trouble dealing with emotions like anger and is a bit impulsive. She sometimes has tantrums almost as if she is reverting back to the terrible twos. She also began to gain weight rapidly after she stopped taking this drug. | My daughters seizures were mild and not frequent without the tegretol.This medication did stop the seizures completely and she is now seizure free without Tegretol. If I had known that this drug was also used for impulsive behavioral problems and is mind altering, then I probably would have refused the medication. She was basically sedated for 6 years and the long term side effects were not worth it in her case. | F | 10 | 6 years | 7/28/2005 | 3 | Epilepsy | Forgetfulness, drowsiness, double-vision, weight gain and fatigue. | I have been on this medication since I was 1 year old. initally it helped but as I got older it wasn't helping any longer. I had surgery to help control my seizures and have been somewhat free of my seizures. I was having breakthrough seizures when I was strictly on the tegretol years after the surgery but then switched to another medicine and have been able to control them completely since. | F | 29 | 28 years | 7/18/2005 | 2 | RDS | Cannot sleep, I don't want to eat. Pain hasn't decreased. Visual problems, and I believe hives from the medication. | I question why the medication was given for RSD. | F | 47 | 30 days | 5/8/2005 | 5 | bipolar II | If I don't eat during the day I get a little | M | 47 | 5 years | 4/15/2005 | 5 | Mood disorder associated with PTSD | None | This drug is a godsend. It really evens out my moods and stops me climbing the walls. I take 600mg each day. | F | 26 | 2 years | 2/26/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy | - I have the ability to fall asleep ANYWHERE. - Mild Dyslexia - Headaches when I first started taking the drug | I have very infrequent seizures to begin with, but my neurologist swears that Tregretol XR has controlled my epilepsy. | M | 24 | 11 years | 2/10/2005 | 5 | bipolar II | drowsiness, short term memory loss | I've been lucky with this drug. Few side effects compared to most people and it's controlled my moods very well for 12 years now. Gave me my life back. | M | 38 | 12 years | 2/8/2005 | 3 | trigeminal nueralgia | short term memory problems, sore throat, fatigue, loss of sexual drive | It has decreased the pain tremendously | F | 45 | 2 months | 2/1/2005 | 5 | Idiopathic Seizures | Fatigue, Drowsiness, Ataxia (shaky hands especially in the morning), Diplopia (usually only when really tired), Nausea (only when taken without food), Dizziness (If accidentally overdose), Short term memory loss (most aggrivating of them all) | This drug controlled the seizures, nuff said. i can deal with the side effects easily, but the one i hate is the short term memory loss. Post-it notes have become my best friend. Other than that, this drug saved my life. | M | 24 | 5 years | 1/27/2005 | 4 | seizure disorder | I took this drug for 15 years, always tired, never 100% seizure free. Occasionally overdosing ending up very dizzy. Missing one the seizures would fallow. | It controlled me. The only option was to have 1/4 of my brain removed, risky but I did it. No side affects only PT memory loss Now Im a NEW MAN!! and a free one. | M | 40 | 15 days | 12/22/2004 | 4 | seizure disorder | I took this drug for 25 years, always tired, never 100% seizure free. Trying other drugs, testing new meds. Occasionally overdosing ending up very dizzy. Missing one the seizures would fallow. | It controlled me. The only option was to have 1/4 of my brain removed, risky but I did it. No side affects only PT memory loss Now Im a NEW MAN!! and a free one. | M | 40 | 25 years | 12/22/2004 | 5 | epilepsy | After taking this medicine for 18 years, it causes sporatic sodium/potassium imbalance. | It has been a great help over the years. | F | 47 | 20 years | 12/11/2004 | 2 | Bipolar II Rapid-cycling | Ringing in my ears, lethargy, acne, dizziness | I take Wellbutrin XL, Trileptal and Lamictal so my side-effects might be realted to those meds being affected by the Tegretol, but I felt incredibly lethargic and hungry after starting the Tegretol. Also, I got terrible acne and developed a bad ringing in my ears which hasn't gone away a week after stopping the Tegretol. | F | 35 | | 10/30/2004 | 5 | Epilepsy | Initially some drowsiness and dizziness, but that is gone. | F | 35 | 6 months | 10/10/2004 | 4 | Brain tumour induced seizures | tendancy to tiredness, though that may be related to other matters. | 500 mg twice daily | M | 47 | 6 years | 6/28/2004 |