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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
  • Rare
    • Black, tarry stools
    • blood in the urine or stools
    • bone or joint pain
    • chest pain
    • cough or hoarseness
    • darkening of the urine
    • difficulty with speaking or slurred speech
    • fainting
    • frequent urination
    • irregular, pounding, or unusually slow heartbeat
    • lower back or side pain
    • mental depression with restlessness and nervousness or other mood or mental changes
    • muscle or stomach cramps
    • nosebleeds or other unusual bleeding or bruising
    • numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in the hands and feet
    • pain, tenderness, swelling, or bluish color in the leg or foot
    • painful or difficult urination
    • pale stools
    • pinpoint red spots on the skin
    • rapid weight gain
    • rigidity
    • ringing, buzzing, or other unexplained sounds in the ears
    • skin rash, hives, or itching
    • sore throat, chills, and fever
    • sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
    • swelling of the face, hands, feet, or lower legs
    • swollen or painful glands
    • sudden decrease in the amount of urine
    • tightness in the chest
    • trembling
    • troubled breathing
    • uncontrolled body movements
    • unusual tiredness or weakness
    • visual hallucinations (seeing things that are not there)
    • yellow eyes or skin