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What is Tegretol?

Tegretol® 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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 22%
Moderate
1 11%
Mild
3 33%
None
3 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dizziness
4 44%
Increased fatigue
3 33%
Sleepiness
2 22%
Mood swings
1 11%
hallucinations
1 11%
Constipation
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tegretol. See all 12 dosages ►

  400 mg as needed 400mg as needed daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 3 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 6 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tegretol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
10 37% Side effects too severe: 37%
Did not seem to work
7 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Doctor's advice
7 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Other
5 19% Other: 19%
Not indicated
2 7% Not indicated: 7%
Course of treatment ended
1 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 25 patients who’ve stopped taking Tegretol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tegretol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
2
6
5
7

Stopped Taking Tegretol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
5
4
2
2
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 11%
Not at all
8 89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 11%
< $25
4 44%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.