Tegretol is usually put to use to treat seizure disorders, such as certain kinds of epilepsy, as well as extreme jaw, throat and tongue pains. Additionally, several doctors may prescribe tegretol for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal, emotional disorders (like depression), and cocaine addiction. It also works against restless legs and migraine headache. Unfortunately, there are some possible dangerous tegretol side effects that you need to know about.

Tegretol side effects can never be anticipated, so if you get them or notice changes in their intensity, get in touch with your doctor right away since he is the only one who can determine whether it would be safe to keep taking tegretol or not. Side effects that you could experience at the beginning of your treatment might include dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, vomiting, unsteadiness, allergic reactions, changes in blood pressure, hives, light sensitivity, rashes and swelling.

Never use tegretol if you suffer from bone marrow depression, tegretol sensitivity, or sensitivity to any antidepressant drug, really. You also have to avoid taking tegretol if you take MAO inhibitor antidepressants like parnate or nardil or if you took such drugs within the last two weeks.

Tegretol is not just a mere pain reliever, so it should never be used to relieve minor pains and aches. If you suffer from kidney, heart, or liver damage; an adverse reaction of the blood to various drugs; serious drug reactions; or glaucoma, you need to thoroughly talk to your doctor about if before taking any tegretol. Also, you should never stop taking tegretol abruptly if you need it for major seizure prevention; otherwise, there is a high possibility of you getting continuous attacks of epilepsy without getting conscious again and this could lead to potential extreme brain damage, if not death. Doctors should be the only ones to determine whether tegretol consumption should be stopped or not.

Because drowsiness and dizziness are some tegretol side effects, you need to avoid driving cars, operating machinery or partaking in high-risk activities that need complete mental alertness – at least until you are aware of how you react to tegretol. Tegretol happens to have the ability to increase all of your cholesterol levels, as well, so make sure your doctor screens you regularly for cholesterol.

Tegetrol can also cause skin, blood, and liver reactions, whether early on in the treatment or later. Because of this, you have to let your doctor know right away if you get any warning signs such as a sore throat, fever, rashes, mouth ulcers, skin spots, easy bruising, swollen lymph glands, vomiting or nausea, loss of appetite, or eye and skin yellowing.

If you end up experiencing tegretol side effects like fever, rashes, sore throat, mouth ulcers, purplish or reddish skin spots, or easy bruising, you need to tell your doctor right away since they might be signs of blood disorders brought about by tegretol.