Generic Name: Oxcarbazepine for Neuropathic Pain (oxcarbazepine)
Oxcarbazepine for Neuropathic Pain Reviews
"I’ve tried many prescriptions for foot neuropathy with hardly any relief. Neither Lyrica nor a very high dose of gabapentin worked. Oxcarbazepine does work for neuropathic pain!! I’ve been on 150 mg X 3 daily for over a year and it has given me relief like I haven’t had in years!"
"I tried several different drugs for the neuropathy pain in my feet. The pain was so bad I couldn’t sleep, walk, or even just sit on the couch with my feet up without major pain meds. Oxcarbazepine is the only drug that made it get better and took away the excruciating pain. I’m so thankful for it. Truly amazing!"
"I have suffered for years from migraines and neuropathy pain. This medication has relieved my pain, and I am grateful. I take 300 mg twice a day and have gained a few pounds, but it’s worth it. I am able to function without constant pain now."
"I have trigeminal neuralgia and I have been using oxcarbazepine for 2 years now . I thank God because it has helped me tremendously! Most days I have little to no pain . My flare ups come less often and the duration is for shorter periods of time . I would highly recommend oxcarbazine . I"
"I have a problem with neuropathic pain due to nerve scarring at L5S1. I take Tramadol as the primary pain reliever, but I have also been using oxcarbazepine. It seems to have more of a long-term impact on reducing pain for me. In other words, I have to take it for about a week to see an improvement, and if I stop taking it, the pain takes about a week to return. I take 2-150 mg tablets. I have observed no side effects. I have been taking these drugs for some 15 years. I always have some level of pain, but these 2 drugs have made it possible to have a mostly normal life, not otherwise possible."
"Well, I took it for 4 years for mood, however, when I stopped for 2 years, my pain came back, and then a light bulb came on 2 years later that it probably blocked my pain, as I had pain so bad for the last two years. Muscle hurts so bad. Headaches, can't get out of bed. Started 150 mg at night, within 4 days, I felt better. It takes 4 weeks to take full effect, I heard. Very pleased."
"I have suffered low back pain from spondylolisthesis with peripheral neuropathy for 40 years, neck pain from damaged disks at C5-C6 and C2-C3 for 20 and 10 years, respectively. Each center of pain radiates outward, locally and peripherally. After all the qualifying trials-oral meds, trigger point injections, epidural steroid injections, and rhizotomies-failed to provide adequate relief, an intrathecal pain pump implanted constantly delivering DILAUDID and BUPIVOCAINE to my spinal canal, which has worked well with some caveats. Raising the pump rate enough to bring pain < 3 on a 1-10 scale creates too much sedation to function and disrupts sleep-wake cycles. Adding oral Trileptil has shown substantial pain reduction with no side effects noted."
"I am taking Trileptal to help reduce nerve sensitivity for my chronic pain in my neck and lower back due to degenerative disc disease. It has reduced some of my chronic pain, but it makes me sleepy and tired all the time. I don't know which is the lesser of the 2 evils, pain or sleepiness and tiresome. I started on 75 mg at night and gradually worked up to taking 150 mg twice a day. I reduced it back to 150 at night and 75 mg in the morning so I won't be as sleepy but that doesn't seem to help any. I go back to the Dr next week and I will discuss it with him. more."
"64M-Taken for several years for severe foot and leg pains, not diabetic. Not 100% relief but allowed daily functions most days. Took Tramadol to get sleep occasionally. Tried Lyrica with side effects so bad have gone back to oxcarbazipine. Sleeping more, daytime drowsy but Lyrica effects are disappearing after seven days"
"I suffer from longstanding nerve damage with axonal progressive breakdown of my nerve neurons because of mononeuritis multiplex. The change to Trileptal 300 mg x2 a day changed my severe nerve pain with good results. I have no side effects, and it took about two weeks to have the full effect when I started using it."
"My mom has been on this medication for 6 years. The first 2 years, she had no issues at all, but now mom is 87 & her doctor raised her to 3 and a half pills a day. We truly believe this medication has saved my mom from having horrible facial pains. It is the only medication they make for the rare nerve issue my mom has in her brain! She has never had any side effects from it, and she has only had a good experience taking it!"
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