Carbamazepine for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Carbatrol, Equetro, Epitol
Reviews for Carbamazepine
- Anonymous
- May 31, 2011
"Have been taking with lithium for 10 years now. Have not been admitted to the hospital in that time. It seems to 'dull my brain,' however. My memory is terrible."
- Anonymous
- September 30, 2009
Carbamazepine "Had a hard time putting thoughts together."
- ccv...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- February 27, 2014
"Only mood stabilizer that has worked for me, I take 800 mg."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 29, 2022
"Tried it for 3 days and ended up with severe nausea and vomiting, so stopped right away. Spent one full day in bed, not being able to pick my head up off the pillow without vomiting."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 22, 2012
Carbamazepine "Extreme fatigue, dark urine, yellow eyes, severe constipation."
- Lui...
- November 30, 2015
"Sometimes I feel like a metallic flavor. I feel dizzy and sleepy, but it's very helpful controlling my hypomanic disorder. Not too good controlling depression as well."
- equ...
- November 9, 2010
Carbamazepine "This is totally awesome."
- ccv...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 12, 2025
"Good for my mood swings and also helps with neuropathic pain. I take 800 mg/d. Yes, initial side effects are rough, but they are temporary. Check liver function tests and CBC regularly."
- Fir...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 29, 2018
"Works well for my bipolar depression. Only complaint is its price when paying cash."
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"This has worked better than any other medicine I have used to treat mania. I only had slight fatigue when starting the medicine, but it disappeared after a few weeks."