Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
Information
Tegretol is a popular medicine
that is also widely known under the generic name of Carbamazepine. This drug
belongs to a wide class of medicines that are called anticonvulsants. Such
medicines are able to effectively and rapidly decrease symptoms such as pain or
seizures by blocking some nerve impulses.
Tegretol Indications
Tegretol is a well known drug that is generally prescribed to patients that
are suffering from diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia or Bipolar Disorder. However, this drug could also serve some
other purposes (like prevent or treat some other medical conditions) that have
not been mentioned in this guide.
Tegretol Warnings
You should not use Tegretol if
you have recently taken any MAO inhibitors. Patients who are suffering from
bone marrow suppression or from known allergic reactions to any kind of antidepressants
should not be allowed to take this medicine.
Do not end your treatment with
Tegretol without your personal physician’s approval even if you start to feel
better after a few days of intake. If you feel that the medicine is not working
properly (if your symptoms are just the same or worse) you should alert your
personal health care provider at once.
Tegretol is known to lower the
number of blood cells that are meant to help the patient’s organism fight
infections. This is why every patient who is following a treatment with this
product should undergo regular blood or liver medical exams.
A prolonged treatment with
this medicine is known to trigger several side effects that can impair your
reactions and / or thinking. While you are using this product you should avoid
performing any type of activity that requires either mental or physical
alertness or awakeness (this includes operating complicated machinery or
driving). During your intake of Tegretol you should avoid consuming any
products that contain alcohol (such as alcoholic beverages) as they are known
to increase the risk or experiencing seizures and worsens some of this drug’s
side effects. Patients who are taking this drug should avoid starting a
treatment with drugs that are known to cause sleepiness (pain drugs, cold
medicines, any drugs that are supposed to treat anxiety, depression or
seizures).
You should not start taking
Tegretol if you are suffering from:
·
allergies to tricyclic
antidepressants;
·
bone marrow suppression;
·
liver disorder;
·
congestive heart failure or
any other type of heart disease;
·
mental illness;
·
lupus;
·
glaucoma.
Patients who are suffering
from any of the conditions that have been listed here might not be allowed to
take Tegretol or should use a lower dose of this product. Tegretol is a
category D FDA pregnancy drug. Therefore, intake of this drug during pregnancy
is known to harm a growing fetus, leading to severe birth defects or
complications. During your treatment with this drug, you should use an
effective contraceptive method (a non-hormonal one). It has been determined that
this drug’s ingredients are able to pass into the patient’s breast milk flow.
If you are currently nursing an infant, you should ask your personal health
care provider if you are allowed to start taking Tegretol. Elderly patients are
known to be more prone to developing this medicine’s unpleasant side effects.
Tegretol Intake Guidelines
Ask your personal doctor to
tell you how and when it is best for you to take each and every one of your
doses of Tegretol. Do not disobey any of your doctor’s directions or
instructions. If you fail to understand some of them, please refer to a nurse
or to a pharmacist and ask them for further explanations.
Each dose of Tegretol should
be accompanied by a full glass of liquid. In order to prevent experiencing
unwanted stomach upset, you should accompany your doses of this medicine with
milk or food. You should try to take this medicine on a regular basis,
preferably at the same time each day.
A treatment with Tegretol can
sometimes cause eye changes. You ought to regularly visit your eye doctor
during your treatment with this medicine. While you are using this drug you
should wear a medical bracelet or an ID card that states that you are following
a treatment with this product.
Tegretol Dosage
Ask your doctor to tell you
the exact dose of this drug that you should use. Do not change the dose of
Tegretol that you have been prescribed without your physician’s approval.
Tegretol Overdose
If you suspect that you might
be suffering from an overdose with Tegretol you should seek medical care at
once. Alert your personal physician and your local poison control centre as
soon as possible. An overdose with this product could trigger restlessness,
fast heartbeat, tremors, shallow breathing, vomiting, nausea, muscle twitches,
less or no urine at all, staggering walk, seizures, slurred speech,
light-headedness or fainting.
Tegretol Missed Dose
If you happen to miss taking
one of your doses of Tegretol, ask your personal physician for further
instructions. Do not use double doses of this medicine without your doctor’s
approval.
Tegretol Side Effects
If you develop any symptoms of
an allergic reaction while you are using Tegretol you should alert your
personal physician at once. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor if
you experience any of these severe side effects:
·
blistering, red, peeling skin
rash;
·
body aches, sore throat,
fever, flu symptoms;
·
abnormal bleeding or bruising,
weakness;
·
white sores or patches on your
lips or inside your mouth;
·
breath shortness;
·
swelling of your feet or
ankles;
·
stomach pain, clay-colored
stools, nausea, low fever, dark urine, loss of appetite, jaundice;
·
less or no urine at all.
Tegretol Drug Reactions
Ask your personal physician if
you may use other medicines during your treatment with Tegretol.
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