Tegretol [carbamazepine] is an anticonvulsant and anti epilepsy medicine that is used for preventing and controlling the seizures by reducing the nerve impulses. Tegretol [carbamazepine] can also provide relief from trigeminal neuralgia and nerve pains. Tegretol [carbamazepine] acts by balancing all the nerve activities thereby decreasing the excess signals that nerves send to brains.
Care should be taken when starting with Tegretol [carbamazepine] especially by ethnic groups of Asian as well as South Asian descent as the usage of this drug can cause severe skin infections. Therefore it is very important that your doctor advice you to undergo HLA B 1502 blood test which will help in accessing the risk factor before starting with this medicine. The skin reactions which are caused by Tegretol [carbamazepine] can be seen only during the initial few months of treatment. Therefore the patients should contact their physician immediately if they notice itching, blistering or redness of skin, swelling or skin rashes. Tegretol [carbamazepine] can also impact the bone marrow functioning and so the patients on this medicine should regular get blood count tested.
Tegretol [carbamazepine] can have negative interaction with many medicines and hence the doctor should be told about all prescription and herbal medicines you are taking when you begin taking this medicine. When taking Tegretol [carbamazepine] avoid smoking as well as alcohol usage as it can decrease the effectiveness of this medicine and also have a sedative effect. Therefore doctors advise the patients using Tegretol [carbamazepine] to not drive or operate machinery when using this medicine.
Overdose and under dose of this medicine should be avoided as it can lead to serious negative side effects. Tegretol [carbamazepine] is approved by FDA.

Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be taken as per doctor’s prescription. The dose of the medicine should depend upon the patient’s medical history, age and weight of the patient. Initial only a small dose of this medicine is prescribed and gradually doses are increased after seeing the patient’s response to the treatment. Not more than 1200 mg of Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be taken in a day. Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be taken at same time daily to gain maximum benefit. This medicine should never be taken on empty stomach. Avoid taking grape juice when you use Tegretol [carbamazepine].

During initial days of using Tegretol [carbamazepine] patients can experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting, severe stomach and abdominal pain, yellowing of skin and eyes, passing dark colored urine, swelling of feet and ankles, irregular heart beat and breathing, urination problem, hair loss, swelling or pain in joints, tingling in various body parts and sudden mood swings. Contact the doctor immediately if the problem persists or suicidal tendencies are seen in patients.

Tegretol [carbamazepine] users should tell their doctor about all the medicines that they are using when starting with this medicine. Tegretol [carbamazepine] can interact negatively when taken with:
• Avoid using MAO inhibitors such as moclobemide etc for minimum two weeks before and after using this drug
• Avoid taking nefazodone, voriconazole, darunavir when using Tegretol [carbamazepine]
• Tegretol [carbamazepine] should not be used with antibiotics or antifungal medicines, antidepressants, medicines that affect liver enzymes, calcium channel blockers, danazol, cancer drugs, HIV inhibitors, psychiatric medications, warfarin
• Tegretol [carbamazepine] can also reduce the effectiveness of contraceptive pills

Tegretol [carbamazepine] is anti epileptic and anticonvulsant and anti epileptic drug which cane be used for controlling, treating and preventing seizures. Tegretol [carbamazepine] can be used for treating epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy. Tegretol [carbamazepine] is not a pain killer or analgesic that can be used for curing normal pains and aches.

Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be kept at temperature of less than 30 degrees away from heat, light and moisture. Tegretol [carbamazepine] should not be kept in bathroom away from children and pet.

When starting with Tegretol [carbamazepine] inform doctor about any medicine that you are taking. Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be used carefully by patients that are:
• Allergic to anti seizure medicine, tricyclic antidepressants and carbamazepine.
• If you suffer from acute intermittent porphyria or bone marrow depression
• Have medical history of blood clots, heart disease, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, glaucoma, seizures, kidney disease and violent mood swings
• Tegretol [carbamazepine] should be best avoided by pregnant women and feeding mothers
• When using Tegretol [carbamazepine] avoid using alcohol or too much exposure to sun