I have a sensitive problem I hope others will be mature about.
Since I increased my carbamazepine to 300mg I have had constant loose bowels and they are orange. And I'm constantly nauseous and don't want to eat. Please help cause I don't know if it's for sure from the meds
It certainly could be an allergic reaction to meds. Please inform your doctor's office of this reaction immediately.
Regards, Red
I also take 300 mg of carbamazepine a day and also have had bowel problems; mostly fixed by taking an iron pill a day (green pill) that can be obtained without prescription at most pharmacies.
Good luck John
I just started Tegretol (Neuro said she would not help me if I did not try it) . I’ve taken topamax before so I know the side effects of such drugs . The pain is over riding the drug side effects right now ! I feel hopeless with this TN and see no end in sight . I need a break soon ! I can handle a pain level that is manageable thur out the day but cannot take the pain level it’s been at lately . Amy, Sorry to hear you’re having side effects also . It’s and old post but wishing you relief and brighter days ahead .
I have a major side affect of carbamazapime when it lowered my platelet count really low and had to be hospitalized for sevey days be careful with that medication
I am on an anti platelet to prevent future strokes. Started tegretol today. Need to ask neuro if I need regular platelet counts.
mine is 200 mg pill you can split to get correct dose. Perhaps request that next time?
Jean said:
Hi, I am also on that. Mine says to be chewed. It’s a terrible taste but it might help . I drink a lot of water with my pills
Sorry to bother you if you already do this. Jean
I took Carbamazepine for a couple months back in 14 for my TNP Branch 2 and I suffered from horrible delusions, blackout and rage fits. Needless to say that I no longer take the meds and after many other failed nerve pain meds, I am now on morphine and oxycodone for breakthrough pain. Unfortunately with the regulations my pain clinic doc had to reduce my dosages recently and I am again forced to find a nerve med that I can take in conjunction with my pain killers. I will not however go back to tegretol as I cannot handle the horrible side effects. On Gabapintin again although the side effects from that are lesser than carbamazepine I still don’t feel like myself while taking the Gabapintin. Sad as it is, my higher dosage of opiates were the best meds so far for the pain and I was able to still work and generally function but now because of the regs reducing my pm dosages I cannot work, barely can sleep and am completely dazed due to the pain levels and nerve meds as i am forced to take non opiate drugs in correlation with opiates and yet i have more problems with the nonopiate meds than I ever had while on just opiates at higher dosages. Does anyone else see the problem with that? Good luck to you and I hope you found something that is working with less side effects!
JD
I’ve been on various neuro type drugs… carbamazepine didn’t help, but it gave me night terrors. I take opiates, which themselves cause problems with long term use as you’d know. I have to juggle dosages to maximise pain relief. Meaning reduce the dose, change type a bit, go thru some withdrawl, then back on again to obtain a bit of relief. The opiates themselves can, and for me do, create pain in themselves, typically in the mornings as you wake. Like a rebound effect. I tried taking a dose in the small hours of the morning to overcome this, but this led to a faster rise in tolerance to the opiate. So now I manage opiates by cycling types, and cutting back, suffering, then increasing to receive some relief, as I’ve said. Hate them but I can get some relief. I use Tramadol, endone and Jurnista.
oxtellarXR is a slow release 1 a day Tegretol… maybe an option worth trying