TEGRETOL Reviews (CARBAMAZEPINE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (287 Ratings)

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TEGRETOL  (CARBAMAZEPINE):  Carbamazepine is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or anti-epileptic drug. It is also used to relieve certain types of nerve pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing the spread of seizure activity in the brain and restoring the normal balance of nerve activity.   (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR TEGRETOLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE		DATE ADDED
 
 3  seizure disorder nausea, fatigue, muscle and joint pain After taking the medication at 200mg twice a day for a week, I began to feel like I had been beaten with a baseball bat... every joint and muscle in my body ached and was weak. I cut back the dose by 1/2 per my doctor and am feeling better for now. F 30 14 days
 5/12/2004
 5  bipolar disorder tiredness, sensitivity to sun Tegretol has been a godsend in stabilizing my daughter's bipolar disorder. F 22 2 years
 9/21/2003
 5  epilepsy no side effects seizure free for many many years F 49 28 years
 4/26/2003
 4  Epilsey None Has help me alot M 5 years
 3/17/2003
 4  trigiminal neuralgia nausa F 62 1 months
 3/3/2003
 2  trigeminal neuralgia F 44 70 days
 12/4/2001
 1  unerupted shingles I ended up in the hospital at death's door with Steven-Johnson Syndrome which is 99.99percent fatal. The prescribing Dr (?) I use that term loosely, did not have me back for follow-up. DO NOT TAKE ON FEAR OF DEATH> F 60 5 weeks
 3/16/2001

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