Carbatrol for Trigeminal Neuralgia User Reviews

• Sar...
• June 11, 2017

"I have been taking 200 mg of Carbatrol every day for 8 years due to TN. My TN is the typical type, stabbing facial pain. I don't know what I would do without this medication. It allows me to live a normal life without any pain, and I have no side effects. Sometimes my insurance asks me to use Tegretol because it's cheaper and has the same main ingredient, but I react horribly to it. I'm lucky to have a doctor who is willing to advocate for me. Frankly, though, I would pay out of pocket for Carbatrol before I would use a generic. If you have TN and don't have a good reaction to Tegretol, I would definitely recommend trying Carbatrol."

• soo...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 3, 2019

"I’ve been using Carbatrol for at least 15 to 20 years and have noticed my front teeth are getting loose. But after my second MVD, I am still 5 years pain-free. Except when my brother passed away in Feb 2019, I started crying and had three massive face pains, so I had to stop crying. So that was due to stress. So I keep up to date on my blood test, but I just realized a side effect is loose teeth, which is a very small price to pay for no pain."

• Anonymous
• April 22, 2011

"Like a previous commenter, I have been suffering from trigeminal neuralgia for years but thought I had dental issues. I even had a root canal that I didn't need. Then my pain moved into my face, and I've been miserable since. I found tremendous relief on Carbatrol, but developed a severe allergic reaction to it and had to be taken off it. Now I take Gabapentin, and today my doctor added Lyrica, and I can't seem to get any relief. Has anyone tried any of the surgical options to get rid of this horrible, painful disorder?"