Carbatrol (carbamazepine) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Carbamazepine
What is Carbatrol?
Carbatrol® is a brand name for carbamazepine. It is used to treat partial and mixed seizure patterns, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and trigeminal neuralgia. Off label it is used to treat resistant schizophrenia, alcohol withdrawal, restless leg syndrome and post traumatic stress disorders.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Trigeminal neuralgia | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Facial Nerve Pain | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| burning skin | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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3 | 60% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 40% |
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Personal research
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1 | 20% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.