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(also known as Carbamazepine, Biston, Calepsin, Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Finlepsin, Sirtal, Stazepine, Telesmin, Timonil)
Carbamazepine is used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. It is also used to relieve pain due to trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux). It should not be used for other more common aches or pains. It can also be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness).
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 561 |
65% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 412 |
66% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 30 |
77% |
| Depression | 15 |
67% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 7 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (1069
Members)
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Tegretol Reviews
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Working well as long as the milligrams are increased as he grows. He has "outgrown" his meds before and the seizures become more frequent.
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I believe it worked but I was on a cocktail of various different meds at the time so it's hard to tell exactly how effective it was.
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Bossmen,and employees dont like you. They cut your hours and baby you, or push you out the door.
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Worst drug for bipolar.
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ok, but still self medicated
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had to stop due to drop in white cells. very discouraged.....
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Worst reactions. Disoriented, itching, rashing. Increased appetite but not like Seroquel. Has made my head health better. Side effects have been f'd...
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helped with seizures, too
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have been on it for about 4 yrs.
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I have been on this med for a couple months now & it seems to be helping I am not seizure free though
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nightmares, and other problems
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I was on so much. Along with all of the other meds. Its hard to tell.
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been taking this for 15 years
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seems to help me stay somewhat balanced. Have had a lot of increase though.
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it works Great!!!
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Discussions
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Asians taking Tegretol - Warning
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Looking to start Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
I love it....have taken every med under the sun in my time...tegretol works great, for me. [More] -
Looking to start Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
tegretol is a $4 med at Walmart, so I am going to try and get on it. I would like to hear everyones reactions on it. [More] -
Equetro/Tegretol
Has anyone on here ever used this as a mood stabiliser? Lithium doesnt really work for me and my psych is thinking of adding a mood stabiliser. Im on ... [More] -
Carbamazepine
Hi Kimmie... i take a load dose of 1200mg for epilepsly... have been on it for 6 -6 1/2 years now... Alot of seziure meds are used at lower doses fo... [More]
