tegretol

[Atisa]

Hi everyone. My doctor put me on Tegretol to boost the effectiveness of my other meds, which is fine. I am having some problems though with side effects. Is there anyone here who has had experience with this medication? I really need to talk.

[Cassidy247]

I have been on Tegretol for a little over a year now and I sleep between 12-16 hours a day and I am constantly dizzy and have nightmares all the time. But the worse part is, I still have twitches and jerks. I will forget what I'm doing/saying. And I have had to quit my job because I couldn't work anymore.. It has been really hard because I get depressed and don't even wanna get out of bed but the next day, I am fine.. Not trying to complain. Just explaining all the side effects I deal with. Hopefully I can change soon.

[Atisa]

You may not have had the issues with tegretol that I'm having since you were so young. I am having wierd sensations in my chest, extreme tiredness, sometimes I feel my depression is worse but that passes pretty quickly, pain in my legs that comes and goes...stuff like that. Did you have any of those side effects?

I hope you are doing well. Are you getting help with the swelling in your brain?

[illusiongal]

Hi there, just read your issue with tegretol. I'm a 23 year old female and had an experience with tegretol for 3 long years which was way back when i was very little. I have a history of edema (swelling of water) in the brain due to which i was put on tegretol.