User Reviews for Trileptal oral

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I have been on the drug 8 months and have had no seizures. There were many side effects at first. The ones that remain are: fewer bowl movements/constipation..I now eat vegitation for 3/4 of my days food. Loss of words and just all around a slower mind. drowsy or fuzzy along with mouth and tongue numbness for an hour or two after taking it.

i'm taking this medicine for bipolar disorder... not real sure how it works. but it seems to help me.

I take Trileptal for bipolar disorder and it has helped save my (and others') life. Although it makes me "high" feeling for a bit, I am able to go about my day. I have been taking it for almost 5 years now.

I have bipolar disorder and this medication was prescribed to me in order to stabilize my moods...I have not gotten the results I wanted. I get dizzy and extremely nauseous not to mention the moods are not stabilized at all.

Has just been prescribed!

My daughter has Asperger's Disorder; she exhibits some symptoms of OCD and Bipolar Disorder, as well as mood instability and is not able to sleep at night. She has been on this medication for 2 months, and no improvement at all. The doctor tried this as a last resort before trying something such as Lithium. This is known as a third line drug, or one that is known to not work very well, but can be tried anyway.

My dr. prescr. this med. to help me sleep. It has caused nausea/vomiting, headache and stomach pain. I'm stopping it slowly. I never got a good night sleep from it (maybe 4 hrs.) Would not recommend it.

has been very helful as a mood stabalizer for my daughter

Complex partial seizures are diffucult to treat, I pass a R.Temporal lobe Resection but the complex partial seizures and behaviour are the same, scriatic tretment doesn't help.

I've been taking for partial seizures for 5 years. Overall 99.9% Control. Does cause depression, but Zoloft manages it quite well. Began treatment twenty years ago with Dialantin with very little help. Move to Tegretol after three months, and had almost 100% control for almost fifteen years. Within a 3 month period Tegretol stopprd working. Tried Kepra and Topomax with some success. Switched to Trileptal, 300mg twice a day, and I call it my life saver. It did take about a month for my body to adjust to. I also drink plenty of Gatorade when I perspire to maintain sodium. Read More Read Less

light sensitivity, headache, lip numbness, nausea, eyes crossed and vision blurred, balance, gait off, forgetting words in conversation

i stopped convulsion when i take this kind of drug,.

I take this medication for bipolar disorder I have been taking it awhile now and and it really doesnt work. I still have my manics and my depresive(which it doesnt work on) but my manics come on and I know they are but there is nothing I can do about it and the medicine which is trieptal that is suppose to help DOESN'T. going to the doctors next week.

the meds worked good, I took my daughter in for a physical and her cholesteral was 223, she was 7 at the time since I took her off the meds her cholesteral has come down a lot.

i take this for bipolar along with geodon it helps alittle but if i get to hot outside or in tha shower i will pass out but it also does nothing for depression adding a new anti depressant soon

I was taking this medication for Bipolar Disorder, and not only did it not help me, it made my manic episodes more pronounced, and my depression worse. Whoever decided that this medication can be used to treat bipolar disorder is a hack, and should have his PHD revoked.

I only took Trileptal for 2 1/2 years before my seizures naturally subsided. Aside from the initial drowsiness of my body getting used to it in the beginning, it prevented seizures entirely for me, when taken properly. I put the ease of use a little low, only bc I'm not a huge fan of taking medication on a regular basis, so that was my own fault. Otherwise, if you can't swallow pills very well, I'd recommend coming up with an alternative that makes it easier for you, bc when these things get stuck in your throat (or eve just resting in your mouth) it's...well, it's pretty awful. Chalky, burns...ick...but it is effective in treating seizures. I was 16 when I started taking it, I'm 24 now and haven't had any seizures since I was 17. My last seizure was my own fault, because I missed a few doses in a row...not a smart idea, by the way.Read More Read Less

I've been taking this for about five years or so. I've had no seizures, no auras, no problems or side effects at all. I hope I can stay on this forever and thank God and my doctor I'm on it and seizure free. (Praying for all my seizure brothers and sisters daily...I feel like we're all one big family)