User Reviews for Trileptal oral

Just prescribed Trileptal for Bipolar II so a little early to tell how effective it will be. I have been on over 12 depression/psychotic medications over the last 20 years. Either they have not worked, or worked but not for long. Highly suggest you speak with your doctor regarding running a gene test which I had done. This produces results that will identify what depression meds will work best for you. It breaks it down into categories of least to most effective medications you should be on. I had it performed and Trileptal was one that was in the most effective category for me and Lamictal was in the least effective category so doctor took me off of that medication and switched me to Trileptal. So far so good with Trileptal and no noticeable side effects as of yet. Read More Read Less

I have spent 4 yrs on it at 600 MG 3 times a day no problems at all then my Dr decided 2 months ago to raise my dosage to 900 mg 3 times a day and all a sudden I can't walk or stand because I fall over and I can't catch my breath. Told my dr and they say 6 more weeks and if its not better we can go back to previous dosage. I can not do 6 more weeks of this. The vomiting all day and night even in my sleep and not being able to walk or stand scares the heck outta me. I weigh 90 lbs soak and wet. 900 mg is qay to much for meRead More Read Less

As I upped my dose I have felt an unexplainable pressure in my head and face I haven’t been able to figure out that I think is this medication.

It’s been the best medicine I’ve ever taken and I’ve been on everything in the last 20 something years. It helps my Anxiety and my ADD so much that I think everyone should at least give it a try. I only take it as needed now days. If I’m having an emotional moment I’ll take a half or a whole one and within 20 minutes I’m good. It doesn’t change who you are it just lowers your anxiety to manageable and I love it. I can feel as if I want to rip my hair out and take one and the feeling goes away.

I have been on this medication for almost a month. After about 10 days my depression hit an all time low. I was crying 3-4 times a day and noticed suicidal thoughts were getting bad. I talked to my psychiatric nurse and was basically told at 150mg that it was impossible for it to cause the depression and it was the things goi g on in my life causing it. On my own I stopped the medicine for 4 days and the depression lifted. Just to make sure it was the medicine as I thought, I started it again and the depression and suicidal thoughts hit again after a few days on this medication. I’m not taking it anymore and considering changing my healthcare provider. This is not a common side effect but healthcare providers need to be more aware and listen. Read More Read Less

Took this prescription as an amplifier for meds I’m already taking. Slowly noticed that moving would make me dizzy like I was seeing through a shaky camera movie. Getting up too quick made my head spin. Been a week and still have dizziness issues but it’s slowly going away. Also had wrist rashes. Only took the medicine for two weeks. May also have been extra irritable and depressed as well.

Well, It s the FIRST drug that make me sleep whitout bzd!

I just stop taking trileptal cuz it was making me cried so much and my mood swings gotten worse with trileptal. I told my psychiatrist that I stopped taking trileptal cuz of my mood swings and me crying so much !!!! I won't go back on this medication ever again !!! Its too much meds and I feel so much better without it !!!

Trileptal gives me absolutely no side effects apart from the occasional headache and nausea. The main reason I will be leaving this medication is weight gain/water retention. I've retained so much fluid in just 3 weeks of taking 300mg daily. It should be listed as a possible side effect since so many people experience this.

Been taking oxcarbazepine for over 3 years now for bipolar 1 and it works really great. I felt it immediately and almost like a buzz in the beginning. I take the max for my mania at 2400mg a day (1200 morning and 1200 night) but I still have had no side effects whatsoever. Helps me keep my mania under control and I'm actually managing my condition now which is what it's all about. Depakote worked ok but did weird things to me. Lithium was ineffective and made food taste weird. And anti-psychotics are hell on me and actually make me psychotic. Oxcarb has been a revelation. I guess it doesn't work for everyone but for some of us it works like a charm. A real blessing for our incredibly challenging lives.Read More Read Less

I've tried other meds for Bi-Polar but Trileptal has worked the best. I've been on it for about a year now, the only issue that I'm having right now is the my white blood cell count has dropped. My doctor is re-testing my wbc to ensure that it hasn't dropped any lower. If it does, he wants me to try a different med, which I don't want to do as it takes several weeks to get your levels right and also can put me at risk of having another episode.. which we all know is no fun! Keeping my fingers crossed. Read More Read Less

This medication is not it for me, ive had so many drug interactions with other medications. Ive experienced the worst of the side effects as well. When taken with fluoxetine (prozac) i experience longer, more severe seizures. My body is always low on sodium, and im always in pain because of muscle spasms. Of course, i dont place 100% blame on the medication, my doctors suck and didnt warn or inform me of the possible drug interactions and severe side effects.

On this medication for Bipolar. It works really well for my mood. I have continued to experience some side effects, such as being a little unsteady on my feet when getting up or turning my body, but it's not bad (especially since I'm clumsy anyway). I have also experienced some mild blurry vision. However, overall, I am really impressed with the medication's results.

I take this medicine for bi polar disorder. It has been amazing. I have not gained weight or had any significant side effects to speak of like with every other medicine. It really helps me with mania and irritability. I do try to take the biggest amount of my dose at night though, due to daytime sleepiness. 900 mg at night 300 mg in the morning. It works for me.

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This medication was supposed to be a cleaner version of Tegretol. After taking it for 4 weeks my girlfriend noted that I was very irritable and I could not sleep at all. This medication did not work for me and I do not recommend it.

Taken for Bipolar Depression: This was the first medicine prescribe for my recently diagnosed bipolar depression. Yes, I had stopped cycling as often, however, within a week I was increasingly irritable and had a personality change. It got to the point where people I worked with commented on my personality change. Since changing meds, the irritability has completely gone away.

Bipolar 1. Been on this med for 8-10 years. Suffered low sodium at 117 and had to be hospitalized. It should be 135. Trileptal and Lamictal the culprits. Be careful on this drug. I've gone down from 12200 to 600 mg and have 2 points below normal range on sodium. It has been a miracle drug for me so I'm gonna see if I can stay on it at a lower dose and keep a check on my sodium

Works well, completely controls seizures, doesn't make me sick, tired, or sleepy like other seizure control meds. Downside, blood sodium levels are low. Need to really supplement my diet with a lot of salt and drink Gatorade daily. Small price to pay for seizure control