Tegretol and Sleepy: What Users Say

• rsc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 18, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "This medication is saving my life! It really stabilizes my mood. Before I started taking carbamazepine, I would experience horribly crippling depression in the afternoons combined with very strong urges to self-medicate with alcohol or narcotics. Now I feel about the same all day, never really up and never really down. I have no conflicts taking it with Suboxone. I have only noticed two side effects: nausea (taking it with food fixes that) and increased sleep. I sleep longer than I did before and wake up feeling tired. Actually, it helps me to sleep through the night, which isn't all bad. After I get up, take my other medicines, and have some coffee, I am ready to face the day. Note: I was previously misdiagnosed with major depression."

• Mon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2016

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "I've been on Tegretol for 4 days. It has taken me from excruciating pain to dull soreness. It's a wonder drug. I'm sleepy but almost pain-free. I'm lucky that I was diagnosed after only six weeks. I'm praying it lasts!"

• ggr...
• May 14, 2011

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "I've been using CARBAMAZEPINE 200mg twice a day for about two years. It does a good job in limiting the amount of pain I have with Trigeminal Neuralgia. I found it best to take the medication regularly. If I skip days when I am not having problems, the pain will be right back and it will take several days to get it back under control. I've tried GABAPENTIN 300mg and OXCARBAZEPINE 150mg, but they did not help. The CARBAMAZEPINE makes me tired and sleepy but that is a lot better than the pain."

• Gur...
• August 26, 2016

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "I started taking Tegretol 500 mg every night after dinner. The initial ten days were extremely tough.... very sleepy and was sleeping over 12 hours a day. Slowly, there was some improvement, but still very lethargic, struggling to concentrate, do day-to-day activities. Going back to the doctor for a reassessment. The pain is down almost 70% and has given me some relief and relaxed me a bit."

• ana...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 5, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "It kind of helped me in addition to my Abilify, but since I have type 2 bipolar disorder, I just felt sleepy and knocked out all the time. Not the best of times."