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Brand Names: Trileptal

What is Oxcarbazepine? Oxcarbazepine is used to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy. It is an anticonvulsant. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

71 patients in the community are taking or have taken Oxcarbazepine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 25 35%
Other 17 23%
Pain 10 14%
Stiffness/spasticity 4 5%
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) 3 4%
Mood swings 2 2%
Slow my MS progress 2 2%
Neuro pain, left arm 1 1%
brain seizures 1 1%
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area) 1 1%
trigeminal neuralgia 1 1%
Emotional lability 1 1%
Don't know 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Oxcarbazepine.

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  0 day 0 mg none 3 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 300 mg day 450 mg day 600 mg day 750 mg day 900 mg day 1200 mg day 1500 mg day 1800 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration

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

Currently taking Oxcarbazepine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
9
9
7
7
19

Stopped taking Oxcarbazepine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
3
3
2
2
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxcarbazepine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 6 46% Doctor's advice: 46%
Did not seem to work 3 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Side effects too severe 3 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Other 2 15% Other: 15%
Course of treatment ended 2 15% Course of treatment ended: 15%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 8 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 17% 1
Moderate 50% 3
Slight 17% 1
Can't tell 17% 1

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 38% 3
None 63% 5

Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Unsteady gait

Summary results are based on 8 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 8)

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    May 19, 2002
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • ProfessorBeeker
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 2
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    28 M
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
    See profile
  • by ProfessorBeeker
    Sep 16, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

See all evaluation results for Oxcarbazepine



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