How do members experience Carbamazepine?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Epilepsy 2,743 403
Bipolar disorder 655 37
Trigeminal neuralgia 381 75
Bipolar II disorder 146 23
Bipolar I disorder 131 14

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 38
Dizziness 34
Drowsiness 25
Sleepiness 23
Nausea 21
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 19

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 130
Moderate 200
Mild 191
None 195

Member evaluations

Ramilla

evaluated on Nov 10, 2005

  • Perceived effectiveness for muscle spasms: Major
  • Side effects: Moderate

dbrothe

evaluated on Dec 16, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic): Major
  • Side effects: Mild

LinR

evaluated on Dec 07, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for tonic spasms: Can't tell
  • Side effects: Mild