Tramadol vs. Tegretol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Tramadol and Tegretol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 353,984 people who take Tramadol and Tegretol, and is updated regularly.
What is Tramadol?
Tramadol has active ingredients of tramadol hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 235,798 Tramadol users. Check the latest studies of Tramadol.
What is Tegretol?
Tegretol has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 45,969 Tegretol users. Check the latest studies of Tegretol.
353,984 people who take Tramadol and Tegretol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Tegretol (carbamazepine)
- Tramadol (tramadol hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Tramadol:
- not at all: 3.17 %
- somewhat: 25.2 %
- moderate: 38.98 %
- high: 24.03 %
- very high: 8.62 %
Tegretol:
- not at all: 3.29 %
- somewhat: 13.85 %
- moderate: 26.56 %
- high: 35.13 %
- very high: 21.17 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Mansour HM, "Tramadol and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy: A Case Report", Medicine Science, 2015 Jan .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Mansour HM, "Tramadol and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy: A Case Report", Medicine Science, 2015 Jan .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Tramadol:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Tegretol:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on tramadol hydrochloride and carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Tramadol and Tegretol, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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