Talk:Oxcarbazepine/Archive 1

NONAME(side effects?)
Our son is currently on Trileptal for the treatment of a form of epilepsy. After a consultation with his doctor, a recommendation was made to increase his dosage to 1200 mg. A day after we followed the new prescription, he experienced an instance of double vision, blurred vision, slight dizziness, and mild headaches. I would like to know if anyone else has had this similar experience and whether these side effects disappear soon enough.


 * I don't know what to say, other than talk to your psychiatrist, and make sure your son is getting enough salt. That's a high dosage, but probably not uncommon in epilepsy cases. A5 20:03, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

NONAME(side effects?)
Has anyone noticed the following effect: trileptal tastes a little like whatever spice I last ate. If I had mint tea the night before, it tastes a little like mint. There is a strong spicy or burning taste, but behind it is definitely mint. If I ate cloves or cardamom, it tastes like cloves or cardamom. Etc. Do other drugs have this property? Is the mechanism understood? A5 20:03, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Dosage/Effects
I was put on Trileptal (300mg x2) after a major car accident and the neurologist and psychologist had a diagnosis towards bi-polar. It has helped with the mood stabilization, but my mind is fuzzy as far as specifics go or paying attention for a long time. Going to the grocery store was strange as every box on the shelf was difficult to deal with or pay attention to. I was told it was a common side effect and noticed it wasn't in the list of side effects. Also there is a little tunnel vision when moving the head quickly side to side, sometimes the vision is warped on the periphery but focused in the center. -- User:Cvan 22:32, 24 January 2006


 * Thanks for your contribution. Have a look at Drugs.com: Oxcarbazepine and find the ADVERSE REACTIONS section. The "confusion" or "concentration impaired" categories aren't that common compared to the others. However "fatigue" and "abnormal vision" could also be a factor in your ability to concentrate on the grocery boxes. These last two categories are more common and are listed in the Wikipedia article.


 * If you think the list of important side-effects is wrong or incomplete, feel free to edit it. However, it should be backed up with good references rather than personal experience. See Citing_sources. --Colin 10:16, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * The carbamazepines act not only as ion channels blockers, but also as monoamine releasing agents and monoamine reuptake inhibitors. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9776325 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9218697 79.40.238.91 (talk) 13:34, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

The article has no pregnancy information. The following web sites state that it is FDA listed as cat 3: http://www.drugs.com/trileptal.html http://www.epilepsy.com/medications/i_trileptal_pregnancy.html

They also provide more information about oxcarbazepine, carbazepine, and effects on pregnancy and breastfeeding.