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I was added Tegretol in February. Since seizures have declined but my sex drive has increased from once or twice a week to 3 or 4 times a day. Anyone else taking Tegretol have this happen?
Same here carbamezepine has lowered my libido massively
I keep getting double vision, loss of balance, dizziness and occasional vomiting from taking carbamazepine. I'm taking 300mg twice a day wich has been reduced from 400mg twice a day because I was having such bad problems with it. Does anyone else have these problems and could anyone suggest anything to stop these adverse effects of the medication??
Ive been on Carbamazepine for 7 years and Ive never had a bad reaction to it. I was born with double vision and have needed glasses my whole life so maybe thats why I dont notice a difference? haha.
How does this medication effect your sleep?
I have always slept alright too with carbamazepine.
started carbamazepine today and looking info on then started them on top of my elimpm
Hi all I was on carbemazapine 1985 for about 20 years I had the odd gran Mal but then my seizures began to change in frequency & type my body didn't respond to it any more so then began 22 years of… read more
I was just wondering if anyone has experienced their seizure medication suddenly stop working so well. I feel so down and just stuck as I don't know where to go from here. What happens when your medication stops working? Are there alternative therapies to medication and if so how would I go about being referred for them? I just want to be seizure free again as I am miserable.
One of the medications prescribed to me made me cry all hours a day
This particular side effect was not a quality of life as you are aware of
Call your neurologist and have the medication changed.
I… read more
Has anyone ever taken Nytol with carbamazepine?? Any side effects etc ? I need a good night sleep but my doctor won't give me anything
i briefly used Nytol and i got dizzy. i do a couple of thinks to fall asleep. one is meditation. i just close my eyes and deep breath for a couple of minutes. another is wine or tea. home made wine or… read more
I thought that I had mentioned in the past (but my memory recall is almost completely useless because of the severe brain damage to my memory, so I cannot be sure), that if you are in another nation besides the USA, and the links to the USA sites that I provide do not work for you, then let me know.
I know how to find the equivalent sites the the US Epilepsy Foundation in many other nations and likewise the government sites in all nations that provide one that is the equivalent of the US… read more
When I visit my Epileptologist, my Dr. Has me do blood work to check my blood levels . If my levels are low the Dr. will up my dose.Or transition to a diff ent med. If my levels are up the Dr. Will… read more
