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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
741
71%
Epilepsy & Seizures
194
75%
Depression
27
74%
Trigeminal Neuralgia
17
82%
Bipolar Disorder - Teen
16
81%
Overall, 73% (1062 Members) find Trileptal helpful
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Trileptal Reviews

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Working / Worked
came off b/c I switched dr's.
Working / Worked
600 mg per day. With the neurontin it makes me sleepy.
Working / Worked
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.
Working / Worked
Possibly outgrew medication. Too many breakthrough seizures.
Working / Worked
It worked but I had to get off of it because of sodium problems
Working / Worked
works very well.
Working / Worked
My third favorite--on it now.
Working / Worked
made me "high"
Working / Worked
It seems to control my mania so long as I take as prescribed. 300mg x3 a day.
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Discussions

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    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]
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    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]
  4. Discussion: Oxcarbazepine????
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    The same is true of carbamazapine (Equetro, Tegretol) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal). [More]

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