Tegretol and Rash: What Users Say

• Tay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2012

For Bipolar Disorder "Caused me to be very drowsy all of the time, sleeping about 16 hours every night, and I developed an itchy rash of red pimple-like bumps on my scalp, neckline, and middle of my back after taking it for a few days."

• Anonymous
• July 7, 2010

For Epilepsy "No seizures while on Tegretol. Extreme headaches first 4 weeks, extreme tiredness. Six weeks after starting Tegretol, hives started to appear and got worse. Blood tests showed liver enzymes were three times higher than usual and red blood cell counts slightly reduced. Thyroid gland swelled up also. All these were shown to be a severe allergic reaction to the drug. People should be aware of this as a possibility."

• Anonymous
• December 8, 2008

For Epilepsy "My neurologist just discovered I had seizures about a month ago, and it has been a constant trial and error finding a medication that will work. I was taking 600 mg of Tegretol for the last week, and I developed an awful red rash and itching all over. My doctor has changed me to Dilantin today, and I hope I do better on that. Keppra was the first drug, and that didn't help."

• hlt...
• March 14, 2015

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Worked for a while okay. After 2 1/2 months, I developed a reaction to it called 'Stevens-Johnson Syndrome,' which is a potentially deadly skin rash."

• hlt...
• March 14, 2015

For Trigeminal Neuralgia "Worked for a while okay. After 2 1/2 months, I developed a reaction to it called 'Stevens-Johnson Syndrome,' which is a potentially deadly skin rash."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 19, 2013

For Epilepsy "This medicine has given nothing but trouble. Headache, feeling sick, and worse of all, I now have a very itchy rash all over my body, which is driving me round the bend."