Carbamazepine for Peripheral Neuropathy User Reviews

• Gim...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 16, 2012

Carbamazepine "Regarding my peripheral neuropathy: Had reached the max daily allowable level of Neurontin and was put on Tegretol, 200 mg, 4 x daily. Brought it down to one tab daily and have not looked back. Never any side effects. Condition greatly improved! Cannot remember my last 'attack.'"

• Ano...
• September 7, 2015

"A neurologist prescribed carbamazepine for my wife to treat persistent pain in the area of her surgery (brain tumor). She was on this drug for two months, and it did not have any effect on her pain. It did almost kill her, so BE VERY CAREFUL if you take this drug and have side effects such as low energy, drop in blood pressure, dizzy spells, etc. This can be a dangerous drug - in our case, it depleted sodium levels, and my wife almost went into a coma. It is her third day in the hospital after having to call 911 when she collapsed - she is slowly recovering."

• Anonymous
• December 2, 2011

Carbamazepine "It took approximately 3 months for the Tegretol to have any effect. When it did, it was almost overnight. Also found that taking Xanax with it helps tremendously (with doctor's approval, of course). I take up to 3 mg of Xanax 3 times daily and 200 mg of Tegretol 2 times daily. It really works. The burning has almost ceased."

• Sch...
• February 29, 2016

"I had shingles 10 years ago in my mouth and it developed into Trigeminal Neuropathy on the left side of my head. A year ago, I started with a terrible burning, electrical shock-like feeling on my left foot. My toes burn terribly, my right foot feels as if it is wrapped in plastic wrap all of the time up to my calf. My left foot feels the same but with my toes burning. I have been taking Cymbalta, 60 mgs per day (20 mgs 3 times a day). I have also been on Tegretol (800 mgs per day) for 2 years. I finally had very little pain in my feet, so I dropped from the 800 mgs a day of Tegretol to 600 mgs last Monday. I thought I was taking the Tegretol for my mouth burning constantly from the Trigeminal Neuralgia and migraines and thought I'd give it a try to drop down to the 600 mgs to see if it made any difference. Since last Monday, my right toes are burning constantly again, and I've had migraines caused by the Trigeminal Neuralgia. I am DEFINITELY CONVINCED Tegretol along with Cymbalta have been my saving grace from pain. The two, together, are almost stopping my pain completely in my head and my feet. It's amazing the difference and only since last Monday. If you can take Tegretol and Cymbalta together, I suggest doing it. Both are great medicines."

• Pat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 24, 2018

"This medicine helped tremendously with neurological pain from multi-level spinal cord compression. This was the only nerve pain medication that helped me to some degree by lowering the severity of the nerve pain from 10 ER level to about a 6 level I-can-get-through-this pain. Unfortunately, I could only stay on it for a couple of months because it had very bad interactions with amlodipine BP med, causing increased severe side effects and loss of vision."

• Ber...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 9, 2020

"I have been diagnosed with neuropathy due to diabetes. Doctor prescribed me 20 mg of Cymbalta, which worked for a period of maybe 2 years, but recently I noticed that burning and anxiety in my feet is returning. She increased my dose to 60 mg, and this is my 3rd week, and apparently is helping, but a friend told me about carbamazepine to treat my neuropathy issue. After reading the side effects, I am not sure if I should change the medication just to try."

• Kel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 13, 2014

"So far, Tegretol has helped my nerve pain in my feet significantly. No side effects."

• Anonymous
• September 6, 2010

Carbamazepine "Makes me very sleepy and dizzy. Takes a long time for the side effects to wear off. The pain has been reduced to a degree."

• jim...
• September 6, 2010

Carbamazepine "Makes me very sleepy and dizzy. It takes a long time for the effects to wear off. It does help with the pain. It does not get rid of the pain entirely, but it tones it down."

• rea...
• July 18, 2017

"Made me extremely sleepy. I would wake up in strange places, i.e., kitchen floor with no knowledge of how I got there. Most importantly, it didn't help with nerve pain in my feet at all."