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 | Seizures | Very sleepy after drinking a glass of wine. My mood has improved and is far more level. I have an increased interest in sex (At age 50 - I'm not complaining!) | Have not had a seizure in 3 months; was having them almost daily for several years. | M | 3 months | 7/4/2007 | 5 | hypomania | At first occasional head heaviness. Seems to be subsiding after 2nd week. Normally is apparent at initial pill ingestion. I'm on 150 mg twice per day. | Please try if you have Hypomania | M | 13 days | 6/24/2007 | 5 | SEIZURES | Gagging, vomitting, dizziness. Can not tolerate bright sunshine. | I was on tegretal for a few years and hated the weight gain and vomitting. I still have both, but not nearly as bad. I take a diff med to stop the vomitting. Best thing of all? - NO Siezures!!! Not a one since I've been on it. | M | 45 | 2 years | 6/19/2007 | 4 | Siezures (partial) | Feeling of being drunk that lasts for the first hour after taking. Numbing of lips/tounge, sensitive to light and smell. Some weight gain (doctor says it's not from the medicine), memory loss but not as bad when taking dilantin. tired/restless sleep, more nightmares(nightly) | I had been taking dilantin for 3 years but my memory loss had gotten really bad and the doctor figured that it was time to try a new medicine. I have been doing good on on Trileptal but the drunken feeling has made it hard for me to drive. I have been free of siezures but have worked around taking so it does not bother my day. | F | 32 | 2 months | 6/15/2007 | 2 | bipolar | Acne like I hadn't experienced since I was a teenager. Acne sores took weeks to heal, acne scars on temples, chin and cheeks, dizzy, confusion, tired. | Never again! I tried Lamectil first but broke out in a rash after 2 weeks of very low doses...but I was actually feeling better when the rash started. Dr put me on Trileptal. I didn't feel nearly as good as I did with the Lamectil. | F | 46 | 1 years | 6/6/2007 | 4 | Seizures | Slight hair loss, fullness in abdomen, short term memory problems. I take 300 mg at night. | The drug works better than Tegretal XR. I don't get colds as easily as I did when I was on Tegretal. | F | 37 | 1.5 years | 5/27/2007 | 5 | mood stability/PTSD/depression | unclear as to whether this medication is responsible for some, slight hair loss | this med has helped with severe depression and PTSD | F | 59 | 1 years | 5/22/2007 | 4 | BiPolar; rage problems | random drunk feeling, Memory problems, headaches, dry-very itchy skin, (i can't link it to anything else!) Very forgetful (phone numbers, names etc...) | I noticed a change right away, I didnt have to wait the usual 10-12 weeks for symptoms to improve. Works very well on rage issues. Overall I have been happy with it. NO Weight Gain! (do I hear a WooHoo)? | F | 36 | 4 months | 5/14/2007 | 5 | bipolar | chapped lips | I take 1200mg at night and 300mg in the morning. No weight gain. Don't drink alcohol while taking this, you will be very sorry... | F | 26 | 4 years | 5/10/2007 | 5 | Central Seizures | Occasional Headache and Drowziness | My son has been on Trileptol for 5 months and it seems to be working well. He's had no seizures since starting the medicine. | M | 8 | 5 months | 5/2/2007 | 2 | bipolar/seizures | The first 2 weeks at 1 pill a day were fine. Then I started 2 times a day and the first dose my right ear was clogged kind of like a sinus thing but the whole right side of my face was numb. The second time I took 2 pills NOW MY HEAD IS HURTING SO BAD I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH!!!! | I guess I will continue. It doesnt help much with the bipolar but I also have sezures and I haven't had one in a while. | M | 33 | 3 weeks | 5/2/2007 | 2 | occipital neuralgia | Some difficulty concentrating; mild drowsiness, wt gain. Dosage of 150 mg 1x per day. | I really don't know if this drug worked. My symptoms subsided after a few days....probably on their own. The first Neurologist I saw misdiagnosed my condition as Trigeminal neuralgia. More important than any drug, is to find a competent MD that will work with you. I would be very cautious about selecting a foreign born Neurologist in SW Florida....especially the ones who have difficulty communicating in English. | M | 58 | 16 days | 4/21/2007 | 3 | Tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal) | Difficulty thinking straight or concentrating; drowsiness; headaches; difficulty finding the right word; random drunk feeling; occassional blurred vision; eye soreness; still have "auoras" | I started taking Trileptal (1200 mg daily) to get off of Topamax. Topamax's side effects were much worse, but Trileptal is still pretty bad. I rarely feel "normal". I usually feel a little drowsy, and its difficult to concentrate. Still, I haven't had any seizures since I began taking it. With that said, I would NOT recommend for children. | M | 24 | 8 months | 4/17/2007 | 3 | complex partial epilepsy | depression; constant searching for the right "word" (which is a problem because I'm an English teacher); drowsiness; feel as if I'm in a daze all the time; slight weight gain | I'm glad I found this website because others' comments confirm that I haven't just been going crazy for all these years regarding Trileptal's side effects. About 4 months after I began taking the medication, I experienced severe depression, but my doctor prescribed 20mg Paxil to counter this side effect, and it works well. Trileptal, though, controls my seizures WELL; I've now been seizure-free for five years. The side effects are also much less severe than those of Tegretol, the medication I took for 8 years prior to taking Trileptal. | F | 25 | 5 years | 4/5/2007 | 2 | BiPolar 2 | Headache after each dose, clumsiness, concentration problems, memory problems added on to the memory problems I already have, fell down the stairs last night | I started taking Trileptal about 2 months ago, stabalized my mood to some degree but I am weaning off Effexor with the goal of trying Lithium. Well, last night I fell down three stairs head first, my daughter was with me with the door open or I would have hit the door, thank goodness only a bruised knee and ego. That did it for me. My doc is getting a call today | F | 55 | 60 days | 4/4/2007 | 2 | "soft: bi-polar, help with insomnia | itcy all over, very tired only on 75mg, depressed, aggitated | can anyone suggest a mild drug for bi-polar? | F | 27 | 2 days | 4/4/2007 | 1 | bipolar disorder, PTSD | My brain would feel high upon taking it each dose. It would level out by the end of the day. Severe weight gain! | I was on Trileptal 600mg at night and 600mg in the AM. If I missed a dose no doubt Id hate life and not want to live in it. Id been taking for over a year now and am weaning off of it to try something else. This makes me really fat as I exercise 5 days a week and eat primarily organic whole foods! What gives? I did begin to feel ok emotionally regarding the mania. But if the dose was missed even once the world was gonna end. Just not for me. | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 3/11/2007 | 2 | Bipolar (anti manic) | dry skin, acne, numb mouth, dizzy with double vision, foggy brain,high dosages send you to the er $150 later... | this drug is great if you enjoy being dizzy and having double vision...it sucks as an anti manic...I take that back it worked well for about 3 1/2 months and then it pooped out | F | 35 | 8 months | 3/8/2007 | 4 | bipolar - rapid cycling & mixed | with each med increase...dizzy, double vision, tired, numb tongue and lips, acne and slight weight gain. The symptoms usually subside with in 3 weeks. My last med increase sent me to the ER. I presented with uncontollable bodily movements, inability to speak and vomitting (like a stroke victim) | This med has helped calm down the agitation and distractability. It has increased my ability to sleep. It has little to no sexual side effects and slight weight gain. I can chalk that off to PMS or Holiday gain. | F | 35 | 9 months | 2/15/2007 | 3 | seizures | during the 1st 6 months I was allways sleepy. During the night I would allways feel this euforic feeling( would not feel my face) But in the morning it would be ok. Lack of sleep. Now I get this horrible headaches. | M | 34 | 3 years | 2/9/2007 |