What is carbamazepine used to treat?
What is carbamazepine used to treat?
Carbamazepine is used to treat certain types of seizures (epilepsy). It is also used to relieve pain due to trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) and in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness). Carbamazepine works in the brain and nervous system to control seizures, pain, and bipolar disorder.
Does carbamazepine cause short term memory loss?
Another report indicated that for children with partial epilepsy, carbamazepine did not have significant negative effects on memory and attention tasks, although performance improved slightly after withdrawal [Riva and Devoti, 1999].
Who should not take carbamazepine?
You should not take carbamazepine if you have a history of bone marrow suppression, or if you are allergic to carbamazepine or to an antidepressant such as amitriptyline, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, or nortriptyline. Do not use carbamazepine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days.
How is phenobarbital administered to a baby?
A loading dose of 15-20 mg/kg body weight given intravenously is recommended. The plasma concentration of phenobarbital will usually reach therapeutic levels (15-30 micrograms/ml) within a few minutes of the injection and will hardly change during the following 48 hours.
How do you give phenobarbital to an infant?
Mix the liquid phenobarbital with a small amount of water, milk or juice just before giving it to your child. If your child has a feeding tube, consider diluting the liquid phenobarbital with water before giving it through the tube.
Can carbamazepine cause brain damage?
Reports of toxicity have appeared in the past 2 years and some risk factors have been suggested. This paper reports four cases of brain-damaged adolescents treated with carbamazepine and lithium for both seizure and behaviour control who developed this reported neurotoxic phenomenon.
How long can you take carbamazepine?
Most people take carbamazepine for at least six months. You and your doctor should talk about how long you need to take carbamazepine before you start your treatment. You might have to change your dose to get the best effect for you.
