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 |
| 4 | Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy | Occasional visual disturbances (blurriness/difficulty focusing)and photosensitivity for brief periods, myoclonic jerks, tremors, and decreased sodium level. | I have been having the visual problems about a half hour to an hour after I take the medicine and it typical lasts for approximately an hour... it doesn't happen with every dose and it seems to be decreasing as the dosage is being adjusted. Despite it's side effects, Trileptal has really made a difference for me. | F | 30 | 2 years | 11/18/2003 | 4 | seizures Scar on brain from car acc | ran down | im currentley on trileptal,keppra, phenytoin and just recently had a vegas nerve stimulater inplanted in me and still having problems, but out of everything ive tried id say i seen the most diffrence with trileptal | M | 27 | 2 years | 10/18/2003 | 4 | Bipolar | F | 30 | 1.5 years | 10/9/2003 | 3 | antidepression, because of pain | I believe it has sexual side effects | I thin there could be something out there better, | M | 63 | 6 times | 8/24/2003 | 5 | clonic tonic seziures | F | 16 | 2 years | 8/9/2003 | 3 | diagnosed bi-polar type II | Decreased irritability; increased sex drive; | My moods were obviously stabilized | M | 43 | 3 months | 1/8/2003 | 3 | Bi-Polar | dry mouth, headache | This is another option for people that do not respond to other medications for bi-polar. | F | 28 | 5 months | 12/23/2002 | 3 | BiPolar | i had SEVERAL side-effects, that led to MRI, neurology exam and an MS or Myasthenia Gravis scare. Briefly, difficulty with: gate, coordination of muscles, extreme fatigue of muscles, and trouble swallowing | It DID help with my symptoms. I very much liked the smoothness of the medication--it worked much more smoothly than Tegretol. But, considering my frightening experience it was not really worth it. | F | 33 | 6 months | 3/20/2002 |