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Reviewer: joyce, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Tegretol XR has controlled my seizures extremely well. I have not had a seizure in 3 yrs. I take 600mg. a day.
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Reviewer: Tegretol Retard, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I was on this drug for 19 years. It was of no benefit to me at all. Even though the seizures wasn't so frequent, i still had very bad side effects which included depression, hypothyroidism, agression, irritability and hullucinations. I thought i was going mad. When i came off the drug and went on to another, i very much improved. The side effects have gone. My new drug is leaving me seizure fr
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Reviewer: mhumphrey01, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: Dillon, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)
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My Son had Focal seizures starting at 4 yrs of age....He had sesrious facial and speech distortions. Eventually he could not even breath. it was a nightmare each time it occured. He was put on Dilantan with little success. He was put on Tegratal XR finally at 5 yrs old...His seizures finally dissapeared. By age 9 he had no more seizures....Today at 17 yrs old he has been # 1 in his class at sc
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Reviewer: Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I had nausea and a headache when I first began taking it, but none of the other medications either didn't stopp the seizures or I had severe size effects. Topamax gave me terrible side effects and depleted my energy to the point where all I wanted to do was sleep.
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