Carbamazepine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Carbatrol, Equetro, Novo-Carbamazepine, tegral, Tegretol, Tegretol XR
What is Carbamazepine?
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug, used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is also used to treat schizophrenia and trigeminal neuralgia.
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Reasons Taken
95 patients in the community are taking or have taken Carbamazepine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 27 | 28% |
| Pain | 20 | 21% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 16 | 16% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 10 | 10% |
| Don't know | 4 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 2 | 2% |
| Mood swings | 2 | 2% |
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 1 | 1% |
| Headache | 1 | 1% |
| Buzzing/vibration | 1 | 1% |
| Cramps | 1 | 1% |
| Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) | 1 | 1% |
| Balance issues | 1 | 1% |
| Neuropathy pain | 1 | 1% |
| eye twitching | 1 | 1% |
| Shocklike spasms, tingling | 1 | 1% |
| twitches and jerks | 1 | 1% |
| Persistent Migraine Aura without Infarction (Pain) | 1 | 1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Carbamazepine or how long patients were taking Carbamazepine before stopping.
Currently taking Carbamazepine
Stopped taking Carbamazepine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and the individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Mood swings,Dizziness,Increased Hunger
Adherence
| Always | 100% |
|---|---|
| Usually | 0% |
| Sometimes | 0% |
| Never | 0% |
Burden
| Major | 50% |
|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% |
| Slight | 0% |
| None | 50% |
Cost
| $200+ | 0% |
|---|---|
| $100-199 | 0% |
| $50-99 | 0% |
| $25-49 | 0% |
| less than $25 | 100% |
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- JesswithMS
- Sensation: severe
- Overall: moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by JesswithMS
Apr 30, 2003
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsModerate
- Neuropathy pain
- Advice/Tips
- Take medication as prescribed. If you need to stop medication make sure you wean yourself off of the drug according to your doctor due to causing very severe side effects including seizures.
- See full evaluation
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