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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 | 731 |
71% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 193 |
75% |
| Depression | 26 |
73% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 16 |
81% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 16 |
81% |
Overall, 72% (1049
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Trileptal Reviews
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it good no side effects
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My dd is taking this...undecided on if it really helps.
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Gained about 20 lbs on this med, the good thingis that the meds are working, but theeffects of them are short lived, two months max before dosage has to be increased,
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came off b/c I switched dr's.
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600 mg per day. With the neurontin it makes me sleepy.
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has been working for almost 10 years
Working / Worked
I have been on Trilpetal for close to 3 or 4 years now, and it is the only thing that has kept me pretty much stable.
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Possibly outgrew medication. Too many breakthrough seizures.
Working / Worked
It worked but I had to get off of it because of sodium problems
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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] -
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The same is true of carbamazapine (Equetro, Tegretol) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal). [More]
