Oxcarbazepine for Cyclothymic Disorder User Reviews

• Pan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 24, 2016

"I have a condition called cyclothymia, which is like bipolar disorder except you get hypomania and depression basically every other day, every day, or multiple times a day. I was one of the ones who got these swings multiple times a day, and it was awful. I was put on Trileptal 600 mg, 300 mg in the morning and 300 mg at night, and frankly, I feel 'normal' again. I feel rational for the first time in a long time, and it's great. From what I've heard, medication isn't used often in cyclothymia, but it definitely stopped the swings right in its tracks; I only experience them on a very rare occasion now, and it's usually only when I take it later than usual, as it has a very short half-life."

• Col...
• November 1, 2018

"I used to take Tegretol for cyclothymic disorder. It was working well until my Chem 7 labs came back funky. My liver enzymes were elevated, so I decided to not take it anymore. I’m glad I did! Trileptal has kept me at a stable mood and decreased most of my anxiety as well. By the way, I was given this medication along with Ativan for acute stress disorder after I watched a man die next to me while I overdosed on cocaine. Anyway, I was in a bad state, and it brought me back to normalcy."