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Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) Treatment Report

Generic Name: Oxcarbazepine

What is Trileptal? Trileptal is a brand name for the drug oxcarbazepine. It is an anticonvulsant used to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.

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Reasons taken

125 patients in the community are taking or have taken Trileptal.

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Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 36 28%
Other 18 14%
Pain 10 8%
Trigeminal neuralgia 9 7%
Support another treatment 6 4%
Anxiety 4 3%
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 3%
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) 3 2%
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area) 2 1%
Insomnia 2 1%
General health 2 1%
Epilepsy 2 1%
Emotional lability 2 1%
Seizures 2 1%
Bipolar Disorder 2 1%

Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my mood condition(s) include Bupropion, Lamotrigine, and Venlafaxine.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Trileptal.

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All (Show top 10)

  150mg as needed daily 40 mg daily 150 mg daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 450 mg daily 2 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 3 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 900 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1800 mg daily 6 x 300 mg/5 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Trileptal or how long patients were taking Trileptal before stopping.

Currently Taking Trileptal

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
9
12
11
19

Stopped Taking Trileptal

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
7
4
4
3
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Trileptal (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 10 36% Doctor's advice: 36%
Side effects too severe 9 32% Side effects too severe: 32%
Other 9 32% Other: 32%
Did not seem to work 8 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Course of treatment ended 3 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 25 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 25% 5
Moderate 25% 5
Slight 25% 5
None 15% 3
Can't tell 10% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 18% 6
Moderate 18% 6
Mild 38% 13
None 26% 9

Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), Unsteady gait

Summary results are based on 25 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 25)

  • manyfaces
    Sex: F
    Depression: 2
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 1
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Low
    28 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
    See profile
  • by manyfaces
    Dec 06, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • ProfessorBeeker
    Sex: M
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Moderate
    29 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • ProfessorBeeker
  • by ProfessorBeeker
    Dec 14, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

See all evaluation results for Trileptal

Report created on November 08, 2009.