Trileptal and Dizziness: What Users Say

• ASJ...
• January 10, 2013

For Seizures "My son, of 7, has been on Trileptal for 2 weeks. Immediately, the most evident side effect was solemnness. A week into therapy, he was playing outside and complained of dizziness, weakness, and pain all over. Thanks to literature at Novartis site, it is very comprehensive, so I found out about Hyponatremia (sodium level becoming very low). A few drops of concentrated table salt solution in both ears immediately took care of the problem. As for seizures, he hadn't had any. But then, we only found out about his rare nocturnal seizures by coincidence. He did have night terrors twice a month before. We haven't had any of those yet."

• mtn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 7, 2012

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Stopped the incapacitating seizures. Side effects are bothersome but not as awful as the seizures: Sugar-sweet taste of all food, fatigue, occasional nausea, memory issues, sight issues, balance problems."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 4, 2016

For Seizures "Although this medication did decrease my daughter's absence seizures, if she took this at any time 30 min before or after eating, she had a severe reaction. Her throat would burn inside and out, her face would flush, she would get dizzy and unable to focus. This would last about 5-10 min., and then she would get so tired, she would instantly fall asleep and sleep for hours. She was at a pretty high dose during this time, 1050 mg 2x daily. We finally stopped this medication because of the stress of having to watch so closely when she ate and when she could take this medication."

• und...
• September 7, 2011

For Bipolar Disorder "I have been on Trileptal for a little over a year. I was taking 1200 mg/day. On the flip side, the symptoms of dizziness and double vision I had about an hour after I took the medicine, I just dealt with because the medicine worked so great in stabilizing my moods. These two side effects never lessened. I am Bipolar 1 with one major depressive episode. I also take Wellbutrin. I am being taken off the medicine slowly due to acute hyponatremia, which hospitalized me for 3 days. I took Tegretol prior to the Trileptal. I loved the Tegretol but wanted to change because there were fewer potential side effects with the Trileptal, which is now very ironic. I will be starting Lamictal when the Trileptal is completely out of my system."

• rea...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 5, 2023

"Trileptal has been an amazing medicine for my bipolar disorder, completely changed how I feel, no longer dizzy and no longer having racing thoughts/mood swings. This medicine gives me mental clarity, and I can actually think and focus much better as well."

• Bel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 25, 2024

"I’ve been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. I’ve had 5 suicide attempts, 4 mental hospitalizations, and have struggled a lot with self-harm and substance abuse over the course of 7 months. I have been on Prozac for 6 months, and it helped somewhat but not much. I asked to be put on a mood stabilizer because sudden and extreme mood swings were a big problem for me. My psychiatrist put me on 150mg of Trileptal once per day. I’ve felt a lot better on it. My moods have been a lot less extreme, and the swings less frequent. When I take my meds in the morning, I feel dizzy for a few minutes, but that goes away."

• dog...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 2, 2022

"Dx MDD, GAD, PTSD, & BPD. 900 mg/day. 1200 mg/day gave me balance issues. Helps lift my depressed mood. I also take Abilify, buspirone, Klonopin, trazodone, and prazosin. Best combo I've found so far."