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Carbamazepine

Side Effects

Major Side Effects

  • More common:
    • blurred or double vision
    • nystagmus
  • Less common:
    • Actions that are out of control
    • behavioral changes (especially in children)
    • confusion, agitation, or hostility (especially in the elderly)
    • diarrhea (severe)
    • discouragement
    • drooling
    • fear
    • feeling of unreality
    • feeling sad or empty
    • headache (continuing)
    • increase in seizures
    • irritability
    • lack of appetite
    • loss of balance control
    • loss of interest or pleasure
    • muscle trembling, jerking, or stiffness
    • nausea and vomiting (severe)
    • other problems with muscle control or coordination
    • sense of detachment from self or body
    • shakiness and unsteady walk
    • shuffling walk
    • stiffness of the limb
    • sudden, wide mood swings
    • talking, feeling, and acting with excitement
    • thoughts or attempts of killing oneself
    • tiredness
    • trouble concentrating
    • trouble sleeping
    • twisting movements of the body
    • uncontrolled movements, especially of the face, neck, and back
    • unusual drowsiness