User Reviews for Carbamazepine

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): My daughter has recently been taking Tegretol XR for the last 2 months. She has had a really good tolerance for this drug with very few side effects and an amazing cut back to her seizures. I prefer this drug to any of the other's she has tried. She is not dopey and still has her wits about her, unlike with the other meds she had been on. Tegretol has been really good for her so far.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I found ever since I've been on tegretol my seizures have stopped

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I HAVE HAD SEIZURES FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS NOW. i HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO TAKE, NOTHING WORKED EXCEPT FOR TEGRETOL. HOWEVER, I STILL HAD BREAKTHROUGH SEIZURES, SO NOW I TAKE KEPPRA WITH THE TEGRETOL. I HAVE NOT HAD ONE SEIZURE FOR THREE (3) YEARS NOW. WOW, OH WHAT A FEELING!

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I have taken Carbamazepine for 36 years and have experienced no significant side effects. I take 400mg per day and have gained almost total control of my condition. No seizures since 1983. Do not cease taking Carbamazapine suddenly for any reason whatsoever. The withdrawal can be extreme. The ER medication is very useful.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): After being on this medication for seven years I am still having break through seizures. I have now developed lucopenia as I did with Depakote. Now I have to go through the trial and error of finding a new medication.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): Tegretol gave me my life back - gave me freedom from tremors and seizures. I am a brain tumor patient.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): My neurolgist just discovered I had seizures about a month ago and it has been constant trial and error finding a medication that will work. I was taking 600mg of Tegretol for the last week and I developed a awful red rash and itching all over. My doctor has changed me to dilantin today and I hope I do better on that. Keppra was the first drug and that didn't help.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I had my last seizure 6 years ago. I take Tegretol and Topamax 100.

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): I am 41 years old and have epilepsy. I take 1000 mg of tegretol xr and have been seizure free since 12/01. However, the side effects of the tegretol xr(to me) are significant. I have constant exhaustion and have trouble with my hand-eye coordination and memory.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I have been diagnosed with absence seizures for 6 years now, and have been taking Depakote ER. I have been seizure-free for 4 years, but have had severe migraines on and off, usually more during times of intense stress. My doctor prescribed me Tegretol to take as needed for them about a year ago, and it has always been 100% effective. The only side effect is that it makes me very drowsy.

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): Tegretol XR works well in controlling partial onset seizures. Just as long as you take it vigilantly and sleep regularly. There are two things that keep this medication from being a ten. The first is the fact that your body becomes resistant to the effects of the medication resulting in a never-ending dosage increase to maintain your results. The other is one of the side effects of this medication is unsteady hands, and that can make certain tasks somewhat difficult, but as long you follow simple guidelines, this medication in conjunction with another anti-convulsant does quite well at keeping your disorder in check.

Carbatrol (carbamazepine): I've been using this for 5 years now, no side effects.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I am 39 years old now, and have been on Tegretol since I was 20. I have not had a seizure for 19 years. Then, this past weekend, I went on a trip and did not take my Tegretol for 3 out of the 4 days I was there. The next day, I had a grandmal seizure and the ambulance came. I attribute it to becoming complacent and it really bit me, but I will not make this mistake of being lazy and not taking it again. I was on 200 mg for the last 3 years without a problem, but will increase it to 400 mg just in case. Tegretol really does work wonders and I hope to be seizure free the rest of my life, if I can faithfully stay on this medicine.

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): I am a 55 year old male with rare seizures. I have taken regular Tegretol in the past, but didn't like it because of the side effects with fatigue, confusion, and memory loss. I have been on Tegretol XR for the last five and a half months, and have been very pleased. The side effects seem to be much less and allow me to function much more normally.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): Have been seizure free for 10 years now and the feeling is wonderful.

Epitol (carbamazepine): Epitol is an okay drug but like any drug it has its problems like no sex drive, aggressive behavior and mood swing but if I don't have another seizure it is worth it and so far so good.

Carbatrol (carbamazepine): Dizziness for a couple of days as I adjusted to it then again had dizziness for a couple of days as dosage was later increased to 1200mg per day. Slept well, but was tired early and required going to bed about an hour earlier. Took for five years. Unfortunately it did not eliminate all seizures. Had several absence seizures requiring that I change medication.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): I have been using Tegretol retard 200mg for ten years now. I made the mistake of forgetting to collect my script from my doctors for a week! I have been lucky as I did not have a seizure, but my word I have been so poorly, depressed, loss of appetite, and body tingles, from my lips to my toes. I never realized how important it is to take my pills till now. I will never make that mistake again, the 1st day I started them again, I was a ball of tears, very sad and tired, but a day later I'm back to my old happy self. I'll never forget them again.

carbamazepine: I am 24 years old and have been using this medication for the past 10 years. My dosage has been increased as my body grew. I have found it to control my seizures very well. I had initial fatigue, head aches, but they subsided after the first couple months. The reason I rated it at 9 is because I have not tried any other drugs, primarily for fear of losing the control Tegretol provides currently.

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): I have been diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (seizures are so fleeting that I referred to them as funny turns). Lamotrigine worked for 4 months and then I was changed to Tegretol Retard which for the last 3 months has been effective. Side effets were tiredness and a rash which was treated with an antihistamine.

Tegretol XR (carbamazepine): I have been on Tegretol for 20 years. I was switched to the Tegretol XR a few years back. I noticed no diffrence with the medication. Very good medicine with no significant side effects.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): No seizures whilst on Tegretol. Extreme headaches first 4 weeks, extreme tiredness. 6 weeks after starting Tegretol hives started to appear and got worse. Blood tests showed liver enzymes were 3 times higher than usual and red blood cell counts slightly reduced. Thyroid gland swelled up also. All these were shown to be a severe allergic reaction to the drug. People should be aware of this as a possibility.

carbamazepine: I have been taking carbamazapine for about 5 years and it has helped a lot. I didn't have any side effects after the first month of starting it and it has stopped my seizures.

Tegretol (carbamazepine): It works!

carbamazepine: Had no energy and a lot of side effects listed. My neurologist tarted taking me off this medicine.