Your family doctor must check your progress at regular appointments. This is to make sure the drug is working for you and to allow the dosage to be changed if needed.
If your symptoms do not improve within a few days or if they become worse, check with your family doctor.
Do not take other medication unless they have been discussed with your family doctor. This drug will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants - medication that make you drowsy or less alert. Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medication for hay fever, other allergies or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping drug; prescription pain drug or narcotics; and other medication for seizures.
This drug may cause some people to become drowsy, dizzy, or less alert than they are normally 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 dizzy or are not alert .
Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen or progestin, contraceptive progestin injections - Depo-Provera, and implant contraceptive forms of progestin - Norplant may not work properly if you take them while you are taking oxcarbazepine. Unplanned pregnancies may occur. You must use a various or additional means of birth control while you are taking oxcarbazepine. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may occur, especially when you get up from a lying or sitting position. Getting up slowly may help. If the problem continues or gets worse, check with your family doctor.
Do not stop taking this drug without first checking with your family doctor. Stopping the drug suddenly may cause your seizures to return or to occur more often. Your family doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount of oxcarbazepine you are taking before stopping completely.