The best for you that your family doctor check your progress at regular appointments . Your family doctor may want to have certain tests done to see if you are receiving the right amount of drug or if certain side effects may be occurring without your knowing it. Always the amount of drug you are taking may have to be changed often.
This drug will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants - medication that cause drowsiness. Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or drug for hay fever, other allergies, or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping drug; prescription pain drug or narcotics; barbiturates; drug for seizures; muscle relaxants; or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics Check with your family doctor before taking any of the above while you are using this drug .
This drug may cause some people to become drowsy, dizzy, lightheaded, or less alert than they are normally, especially when they are starting treat or increasing the dose. It may also cause blurred or double vision, weakness, or loss of muscle control in some people Make sure you know how you react to this drug before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert and well-coordinated or able to see well .
Some people who take carbamazepine may become more sensitive to sunlight than they are normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking this drug:
If you have a severe reaction from the sun, check with your family doctor .
Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen may not work properly if you take them while you are taking carbamazepine. Unplanned pregnancies may occur. You must use a various or additional means of birth control while you are taking carbamazepine . If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
For diabetic diseaseds:
For diseaseds taking the oral suspension form of Tegretol :
Before having any medical tests, tell the family doctor in charge that you are taking this drug. The results of some pregnancy tests and the metyrapone test may be effected by this drug.
Before having any kind of surgery, dental treat, or emergency treat, tell the family doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking this drug . Taking carbamazepine together with medication that are using during surgery or dental or emergency treats may increase the CNS depressant effects and cause other unwanted effects.
Your family doctor may want you to carry a medical identification card or bracelet stating that you are taking this drug.