63 patient evaluations for Carbamazepine

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Nov 30, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: This medicine worked in reducing my front lobe seizures, but at night, I was still seizing so switched to another drug, Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) which has worked extremely well for over a year. =No seizures
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 23, 2016 (Started Jan 01, 1970)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (erectile dysfunction, weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: This drug is NOT for the big seizures, but the mild ones.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 14, 2015 (Started Jan 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness/walking like I'm drunk, poor lip closure, numbness in hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 29, 2014 (Started Oct 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 28, 2010 (Started Oct 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1600 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Oct 13, 2010 (Started Oct 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1600 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 1988 (Started Jun 30, 1988)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (BLEEDING AT JOINTS, bleeding in the joints)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: DURING THE YEARS BEFORE THE MS DIAGNOSIS WHEN MY MEDICAL TEAM WAS STILL CONSIDERING EPILE[SY AS A POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS FOR THE SIEZURE LIKE CONTROTIONS; tEGRETAL PROVIDED ME A FEELING FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME, THAT I HAD MORE 'CONTOL' OVER THE SEIZURES AND JUST GENERALLY 'FELT' BETTER!!
  • 0 helpful marks

May 14, 2013 (Started Jan 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily

Jun 20, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My wife sets out all my medications. otherwise I know that I would forget often. Have someone help remind you.
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 8, 2010 (Started Aug 11, 1968)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (bleed easily)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Intermitinent bleeding problems and then clotting became a problem and it was discussed to take the Tegretol XR and that helped. The symptoms were not so bad.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 1, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (depressed mood, sleepiness, dizzy spells, mood swings, anxious mood, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: this was the most awful medication i have ever taken in my hole entire life, i was always dizzy, felt depressed, couldn't concentrate, always tired. just awful.
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 13, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 1990)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jun 17, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 1990)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 9, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 1990)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This works good if taken in the proper dosages if you take to much it makes you sleepy and feel like you are drunk. I have been overdosed by my previous doctor and it made me to where i could not even walk or talk properly.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 25, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 1990)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I am a very bad epileptic this drug did not control my siezures. I have taken it for a very long time and it takes a lot to remember to take it as often as I have to so I guess I don't have much good to say. I must say I do not have anything bad to say about this drug. I can't tell of any side effects that I noticed. I was told that it takes vitamin-B from your body. I do have to take vitamin-B 12 for the rest of my life also but I can't say that it all came directly from this drug. I have been on so many different pills.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 25, 2012 (Started May 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: No real side effects for me, as with any meds, watch alcohol intake. Don't ever not take it btw - went 3 days once and 3rd day had a seizure...I have never procrastinated again about going to get my meds.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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