Carbatrol Treatment Report

• aprilribbit29

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  • Sex: F
  • Age: 57y
  • Duration: 38 yrs

  PRO survey: PRO 0

  Quality of Life:

  • Social: Unreported
  • Mental: Unreported
  • Physical: Unreported

  3 seizures

  170 weeks ago

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• by aprilribbit29
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Jun 15, 2009)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 17, 2010	900 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:

Slowed thinking, Weight gain, Slow speech (bradyarthria)

Date

Apr 17, 2010

Advice & Tips

A year ago I was taking Keppra, and Lamictal plus a trial unknown medication. I had more sizures these past two years than all my life. It was decided that my seizures are chemical opposed to electircal and I was being over medicated. I asked to get back on Tegretol. My Neurologist took me off of the other meds and started me on Carbatrol. I am not as tired being that I am not taking 3 types of antiseizure meds. My only other major concern is not having a reliable medical insurance, and not being able to pay for meds some months. It is nice to be mostly seizure free. I had lost my driving license last year, and now have the privellage back.

Cost

$200+ monthly

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• LinR

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 1 star

  NMO : 4 yrs

  Type: Relapsing NMO

  Left Eye : moderate

  Right Eye : moderate

  Sensation : moderate

  Overall : mild

  Swallowing : moderate

  Arms : moderate

  Legs : moderate

  Bladder/Bowel : mild

  Spinal Cord : mild

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• by LinR
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Purpose: Tonic spasms (Started Jul 10, 2009)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 07, 2009	200 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Never	Not at all

Side effects:

Muscle jerks

Date

Dec 07, 2009

Advice & Tips

Since I have been NMO IgG positive, but no clue yet as to whether I have relapsing NMO, my neuro said he didn't know if this medicine was doing any good or not. We are under "watchfful waiting" to see if I have another episode. I have only had one so far and hope that's all!!

Cost

$25-49 monthly

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• WILLIAM BAJCZ

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  MS: 16 yrs

  Type: Primary Progressive

  Sensation: Moderate

  Overall: Mild

  Cognition: moderate

  Vision: mild

  Speech: mild

  Swallowing: mild

  Upper limb: moderate

  Walking: moderate

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Purposes: Trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal nerve pain) and Nerve pain (neuralgia) (Started Jan 01, 2009)

Date	Dosage	Trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal nerve pain) Perceived effectiveness	Nerve pain (neuralgia) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 02, 2009	200 mg Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date

Nov 02, 2009

Advice & Tips

I recomend this treatment and dosage.

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