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(also known as Oxcarbazepine)
Oxcarbazepine is used in the treatment of epilepsy to control partial seizures. This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it .
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription .
Common Brand Names:
Trileptal
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 563 |
73% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 144 |
75% |
| Depression | 25 |
72% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 11 |
91% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 10 |
80% |
Overall, 74% (814
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Trileptal Reviews
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used it with seroquell for sleep....didnt help
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Started this med in april. So far has been preety successful.
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It was recently raised but I think it's working alright.
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I have been on this medication for about a year and a half. It is what replaced Lithium and I have no problems with it.
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Still have side effects of depression-like stuff. I don't get anything done and I am ALWAYS tired and disorganized.
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seems to work ok but still have to take 2 other meds for seizures
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this medicine has let me be seizure free for a year without any symptons. which is very gd cause i will be driving soon.
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It works over time. It calms me down.
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may not be disolving correctly
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on perphenazine to treat my bipolar I
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I am currently taking Lamictal and Trileptal- my first period of stability after being dx'ed and hospitalized was acheived through this mix and a switch in birth control.
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sleep in too late in morning
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just started
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Works well just makes me sleepy so I take it at night
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Makes me kinda sleepy so I take it at night
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Discussions
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Oxcarbazepine????
You have the generic brand of Tripletal. Seroquel quit working for me and because of the severe cravings for food I put on 40 lbs in 6 months. Glad ... [More] -
Oxcarbazepine????
I've been taking this for about 6 months now and had the same muscle spasms and twitches. They have lessened in their severity over the months to whe... [More] -
Oxcarbazepine(Trileptal) & NAUSEA??
Has anyone experienced horrible nausea and dizziness on this med.?? I've only been on it a week and I've been only taking the starting dose of 300mg.... [More] -
Oxcarbazepine????
Anybody familar with this drug? I started this drug 2 weeks ago and am having some reactions. Muscle spasms, black dots in my vision, uncontrollable... [More] -
birth control and depakote
The same is true of carbamazapine (Equetro, Tegretol) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal). [More]
