Tegretol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• rom...
• December 21, 2008

For Bipolar Disorder "I liked it more than valproate since it doesn't affect your weight."

• San...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 18, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "No problems or side effects."

• Mro...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 18, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "This drug killed my thyroid. You should also be screened heavily for certain blood illnesses before taking and monitor your liver and kidneys. A very poisonous drug."

• hlt...
• March 14, 2015

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Worked for a while okay. After 2 1/2 months, I developed a reaction to it called 'Stevens-Johnson Syndrome,' which is a potentially deadly skin rash."

• Mig...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 19, 2019

"At first, it made me feel better, but now, after six months, it has taken my will to live away. It's ruined my vocabulary and wrecked my short-term memory. Not suitable for bipolar 1."

• JJJ...
• April 7, 2016

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Excruciating pain in ear since June. Been on Tegretol since. From 600 mg to 1200. Then surgery. Still having pain. Still on 900 mg."

• 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."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 5, 2015

For Epilepsy "Been on Tegretol 200 mg twice a day for partial seizures. It's wonderful, it's really helped. I'm down from 10 seizures a day to 8. Have tried everything else, hopefully getting there."

• Anonymous
• July 11, 2010

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Made me exhausted every day (wanted to sleep 24/7) and had changes to menstrual cycle."

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2010

For Epilepsy "Have been seizure-free for 10 years now, and the feeling is wonderful."

• sab...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 14, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "It helped with the mania, but I was always drowsy and could not concentrate. Also, I gained weight."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 19, 2013

For Epilepsy "This medicine has given nothing but trouble. Headache, feeling sick, and worse of all, I now have a very itchy rash all over my body, which is driving me round the bend."

• Anonymous
• April 4, 2009

For Bipolar Disorder "My only real problem with my bipolar disorder is my aggressiveness, and this medicine, like the other 13 I've been on, does nothing for it."

• Lex...
• November 9, 2015

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "800 mg of Tegretol and still in pain."

• Bin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2017

For Schizoaffective Disorder "I became very ill shortly after starting the medication. Unbearable itching, as well as yellow jaundice, dark urine, and feeling very unwell."

• vit...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 2, 2024

For Epilepsy "It's very effective for controlling epilepsy. Have been using it for 9 years."

• xxm...
• May 19, 2008

For Epilepsy "I found ever since I've been on Tegretol, my seizures have stopped."

• Anonymous
• September 17, 2022

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "The amount seems to need to go up according to the pain. I am on 1000 mg a day, and sometimes the pain still pops in now and then."

• Pos...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 19, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "Bad side effects after several months!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 29, 2021

"I've had this prescribed for mood swings, and overall it works better than other meds. The first few weeks you may feel drowsy, but it goes away once your body is used to it."

• Jay...
• November 9, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "On 400 mg, making me very nauseous, along with neck and shoulder pain."

• coo...
• November 13, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "I've been on Tegretol about 2 weeks, and at 1.4 weeks, just went up to 600 mg and don't like the side effects, stopping it as of today. Taking for bipolar."

• kay...
• January 27, 2009

For Epilepsy "Tegretol gave me my life back - gave me freedom from tremors and seizures. I am a brain tumor patient."

• gab...
• February 2, 2009

For Epilepsy "I had my last seizure 6 years ago. I take Tegretol and Topamax 100."

• Nam...
• April 6, 2014

For Epilepsy "This is the only medicine I am allergic to. Extreme itching! I couldn't stop taking it too fast. Luckily, it doesn't have a very long half-life."