Does oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®) work?

A Member emailed me to ask if oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®) works for bipolar disorder because he sees many patients with bipolar disorder who are on oxcarbazepine. Later, another Member emailed me saying: There is no robust evidence showing oxcarbazepine’s efficacy. You should not be encouraging use of oxcarbazepine. The bottom line is that there is research data…