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Hi, my daughter had a first time episode of a seizure March 7th,2017. She did suffer a concussion along wth the seizure. She had an eeg the morning after her sieizure which did show an abnormality. Her Ct scan and her MRI showed no damage. After trying keppra, and having suicidal thoughts, she was put on clonazepam. She is now on clonazepam 0.5 mg 2 times daily and on Trileptal. She is working up to 600 mg 2 times a day and then she is to be taken off of clonazepam. My daughter is 28 years old. She is a single mom of a 4 year old son. I am wondering if Trileptal causes weight gain? My daughter will be quite depressed if the medication causes her to gain weight. My email address is: YYYY@YYYY . Thank you, Dian
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) is used alone or in combination with other medicines to control certain types of seizures in adults and children.
Its common side effects include headache, dizziness, sedation, unsteady or abnormal gait, fatigue, tremor, double vision, abnormal vision, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and indigestion.
In addition, weight gain is also an important common side effect of Trileptal.
Her treating doctor should be consulted for an alternate effective medicines to control her seizures or to make necessary dose reduction of Trileptal to prevent the weight gain.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) is used alone or in combination with other medicines to control certain types of seizures in adults and children.
Its common side effects include headache, dizziness, sedation, unsteady or abnormal gait, fatigue, tremor, double vision, abnormal vision, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and indigestion.
In addition, weight gain is also an important common side effect of Trileptal.
Her treating doctor should be consulted for an alternate effective medicines to control her seizures or to make necessary dose reduction of Trileptal to prevent the weight gain.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
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