68 patient evaluations for Carbamazepine

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Sep 14, 2010 (Started Jun 30, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 8, 2010 (Started Aug 11, 1968)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (bleed easily)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 10, 2010 (Started Jan 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for trigeminal neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 27, 2010 (Started Jul 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (stomach pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 700 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stomach pain

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 8, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1200 mg Daily
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Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 2, 2010 (Started May 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (water retention)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: water retention

  • 0 helpful marks

May 24, 2010 (Started Oct 11, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 12, 2010 (Started Aug 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily

  • 1 helpful mark

May 11, 2010 (Started May 03, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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Side effects: fatigue

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 17, 2010 (Started Jun 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (weight gain, slow speech (bradyarthria), slowed thinking)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: slowed thinking, weight gain, slow speech (bradyarthria)

  • 0 helpful marks
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