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 |
| 2 | Bi-polar Mixed Episode | Severe swelling in my joints that made them painful and almost unbearable to even move. My pdoc took me off of it [i would have stopped anyway] | Many people I know love this medication - this is just what happened to me | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 8/2/2006 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | I'm the same 32 year old who gave the drug a "2" before. I'm submitting another comment because the inability to talk that I described before now returns periodically although I only took trileptal for 2 weeks and have been off of it for several months. THIS DRUG WAS POISON FOR ME. PERMANENT SIDE EFFECTS. | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 7/29/2006 | 3 | Seizures | Memory loss, ED, Tiredness | It has partially done the job, but it comes along with some side effects. | M | 21 | 7 years | 7/20/2006 | 4 | bipolar | none really | M | 35 | 60 days | 7/9/2006 | 4 | bipolar | a little tired throughout the day, possible memory/concentration problems, other than that, no other side effects | have been very pleased with it, helps with anxiety, gives a calm feeling, and I sleep great at night | F | 35 | 2 years | 7/6/2006 | 5 | Depression, mood stabilization | I had the "searching for a word" thing early on and to a small extent now. It was alarming at first but went away. | This medication is FANTASTIC. I love it, and even though it's expensive-darned drug companies-I will continue to take it as long as I have to even if I have to rob a bank or something. :) If you are looking for something for mood stabilization, this medication is a godsend. | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 6/12/2006 | 3 | bipolar II/mood disorder | Horribly itchy, full body rash. | I felt SO much better on this medication. However, due to the rash I had to discontinue it. I am now taking lamictal and having side effects on that too. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 5/11/2006 | 2 | Bipolar I | I had a loss of appetite which was a relief due all the weight I had gained on Valproate. The hair loss is bad now and I am only at 600mg. Can't live with that. | I felt dizzy initially but tolerated it after about two weeks. Has definately affected my memory and ability to form words. Has anyone else had hair loss? Did it subside? Any info much appreciated. | F | 43 | 4 months | 5/7/2006 | 5 | Bipolar | Weakness but could be the topamax | its great the only med that actually works!! | F | 20 | 3 years | 4/27/2006 | 1 | bipolar | well, it worked to control my mood. unfortunately, the method of it was by turning me into an unintelligent robot. i wasn't aware of much i was doing when i was on it. and i was tired. | yet another novartis failure. i took tegretol in my teens with some success, but still experienced fatigue, though it was nowhere near as bad as trileptal. i've since moved to lamictal and have been amazed by it. it works extremely well and lacks the fatigue effect. (though lamictal does impair some cognitive functions, but not so bad as to make the drug undesirable.) | M | 26 | 2 months | 4/24/2006 | 3 | seizures | bad costipation, too high of a dose makes me nervous, hyper, can't sleep | at the right dose it works well, finding the right dose without having too much was hard | F | 13 | 1 years | 4/20/2006 | 3 | seizure, autism | sleepiness, other than that no side effects. It has been satisfacory in seizure control although we had better control with tegretol. | M | 7 | 1.5 years | 4/12/2006 | 3 | rapid cycling bipolar | Drowsy the first little while- not too bad. Haven't had any terrible outbursts or cycling. Only been on for 2 weeks though. Already noticing hair loss and acne worsening. | First mood stabilizer that hasn't given me really horrible side effects, but I don't think I can handle the hair loss. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 4/9/2006 | 3 | Partial Epilepsy/Depression | acne, some weight gain, dizziness with increased dosage (from 600mg to 1200mg), sleepiness and/or trouble sleeping. | it has helped with my severe depression but i still don't feel like i'm "out of the water" just yet. i haven't had any panic attacks but then again i've NEVER experienced side effects for any medication. this has worked better than Lamictal, though. | F | 23 | 4 weeks | 4/6/2006 | 2 | bipolar II | numb tongue, memory loss, extremely irritible more than ever before. | My husband has found that I have been more extreme than ever before. I have no tolerance and fly off the handle worse than ever. Does anyone else have that problem | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/29/2006 | 5 | mood swings, anger | Since I've only been on it for about 5 days, sleepiness, light-headed, at times speech being slurred, and some slowing of hand coordination. | I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I didn't think I would notice a change so soon, but I have not had any ANGER issues since the first dose. I feel kinda slow in my reactions to things, but overall I feel great and my family's not running from me!! LOL | F | 29 | 5 days | 3/19/2006 | 2 | Rapid Cycling Bipolar II | Horrible insomnia, feelings of terror (anxiety), pounding, rapid heartbeat. | Have only been taking it 3 days as an add on for Depakote for breakthrough cycling. Can't take the insomnia. Last night I was up the entire night wide awake. Now, during the day I am exhuasted and just waiting for my toddler to go down for her nap so I can shut my eyes. | 39 | 3 days | 3/8/2006 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | Complete loss of the ability to speak after 2 weeks of use (verbal ataxia), discontinued. Emergency room trip, MRI, CAT scan were taken but they were normal. VERY scary! | Everything was going great, it alleviated symptoms and I felt good till my speech became halted and then I couldn't talk at all after 2 more days. Perhaps I'm weird- this is not a common side effect but I want people to know it happens | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 2/26/2006 | 3 | New Onset Seizures | Weight gain, dizziness, forgetfulness, hearing impairment. | My daughter began using trileptal for new onset seizures and has experienced severe weight gain (8 lbs. in four weeks) and has issues with dizziness, she is very tired, she sometimes cannot hear very well and speaks very loudly to compensate. She repeats what she is saying a lot. She also has a lot of trouble paying attention in school and staying at task. We have not tried any other medications, so it is difficult to give an accurate rating for this medication. | F | 6 | 8 weeks | 2/23/2006 | 5 | Epilepsy (Grand Mal seizures) | Still have some Dizziness, difficulty "finding the right word", sometimes forgetful midway through conversation, some "auras", loss of balance but all drastically reduced compared to my old medication (dilantin) | This drug has been wonderful for me -- it has offered me a chance to live without the constant awareness of my epilepsy and is a drug I can stay on long-term. Although my grand mal seizures were controlled by Dilantin, I switched drugs for the reduced side effects. I still have "auras" but frequency is greatly reduced with trileptal. Still some side effects but many have disappeared and all are less intense. It is very expensive and not covered by mediocre drug plans but the benefits of this drug make it worth the high cost. | F | 24 | 2 years | 2/21/2006 |