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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 | 760 |
65% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 529 |
67% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 45 |
78% |
| Depression | 18 |
61% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 9 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (1422
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Tegretol Reviews
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It has taken away alot of the edginess and irritability. Helps me to sleep.
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I thought it worked until now. Have increased dose so will wait and see.
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never tried it
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Didn't work
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It stabilized my seizures for a while.No side effects.After a few years seizures came back and switched.
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Wild dreams wakes me up
bone pain
bone pain
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i am so tired and sleeping a lot. will it get better? i have been on it for a week now. my mood is greatly improved atleast.
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Been on it since I first got diagnosed, no problems buts needs levels checks regularly.
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Use this since 1980's. Works very well for me.
I use 700 mg at night, 600 in the morning.
I use 700 mg at night, 600 in the morning.
Working / Worked
works and has worked for 24 years.--weight issues which i already had with other meds.
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Discussions
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Carbamazepine
I was on tegretrol for 20 something years (Carbatrol too) and now I am being weaned off of it to go on Zonegran. I now have Fibromyalgia. I have bro... [More] -
Carbamazepine
Sure, it would be Carbatrol or Tegretol mostly. Carbamazepine has been sold under the names Tegretol, Biston, Calepsin, Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, ... [More] -
carbatrol
I know you asked this awhile ago, but I took Tegretol for yrs and yrs and they switched me to Carbatrol and I didn't have a single problem, not one! I... [More] -
carbatrol
hi i was wondering what experiences you guys have had with this drug. i have been on tegretol for ever but I can not get patient assistance from novat... [More] -
Equetro ?
interesting. it's close to the med I take, Trileptal. but Trileptal is oxcarbamazapine. wonder how the side effects differ in the long release Tegr... [More]
