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Carbamazepine for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

Brand names: Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Carbatrol, Equetro, Epitol

Reviews for Carbamazepine

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  • Anonymous
  • September 21, 2009

Carbamazepine "I took Epitol for a while and loved it."

10 / 10
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  • 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."

6 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • September 30, 2009

Carbamazepine "Had a hard time putting thoughts together."

2 / 10
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  • 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."

1 / 10
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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • February 27, 2014

"Only mood stabilizer that has worked for me, I take 800 mg."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 22, 2012

Carbamazepine "Extreme fatigue, dark urine, yellow eyes, severe constipation."

2 / 10
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  • 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."

7 / 10
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  • equ...
  • November 9, 2010

Carbamazepine "This is totally awesome."

4 / 10
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  • Fir...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 29, 2018

"Works well for my bipolar depression. Only complaint is its price when paying cash."

8 / 10
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