Just about Finlepsin: instructions for use for patients

The trouble called "epilepsy" can knock at the door of any person, regardless of social status and age, and it is not always possible to detect a hereditary predisposition to the disease. So finlepsin can be used by anyone, and it is not worth it.

The drug "Finlepsin" contains active substance carbamazepine, this name is known to many more people than the one pronounced in the title. Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant, it blocks a nerve impulse that causes pain and convulsions.

The medicine "Finlepsin" is prescribed not only for those suffering epilepsy, but also for those who suffer from trigeminal nerve, and also for the prevention of diabetic neuropathy and its treatment. It is often prescribed for the treatment of the manic stage of bipolar disorder.

In people with Asian roots, carbamazepine can provoke a life-threatening condition. If the throat hurts, a fever has begun, and a rash appears on the skin (purple hue, quickly ulcerates), stop urgently to stop the medication and consult a doctor.

With certain diseases, you can not drink Finlepsin. Instruction for use mentions the situation of suppression of the bone marrow after the operation of its transplantation. It happens after the experienced oncological diseases. Tell the doctor if you have suffered from bone marrow disease ever in your life.

With some allergies, you can not prescribe finlepsin. Instructions for use lists some antidepressants that are incompatible with this drug: nortriptyline, amitriptyline, imipramine.

Carbamazepine can harm an unborn baby, but epileptic seizure will have a bad effect on both the baby and the mother. Therefore, the doctor must decide whether to apply finlepsin during pregnancy. If he decides that it is advisable, drink the medicine. However, if you find that you should have a baby, you can not stop taking carbamazepine without doctor's advice.

Until 14 days after the end of taking the MAO inhibitor, carbamazepine can not be drunk. MAO inhibitors are antidepressants like furozolidone, tranylcypromine, selegeline.

Before you start taking Finplepsin, the instructions for use strongly recommend that you tell your doctor that you are suffering from hypertension, thyroid disease, have high cholesterol levels, have glaucoma, lupus, porphyria, kidney and liver problems.

What are the side effects of taking Finlepsin? Instruction for use mentions such a serious symptom as thoughts of suicide. Visit the doctor regularly and tell him about your health. Carbamazepine has an overwhelming effect on the psyche, so you need to be ready for it. And about all the changes in the mood to tell the doctor. Also, the doctor should be aware of the increased anxiety, hostility to people and a sense of fatigue, which can not be explained by the circumstances of life.

The drug reduces tolerance to alcohol, so it can only be used occasionally (on holidays) and in very small doses (up to 10 g of alcohol per day).

Also, while taking carbamazepine, there are migraines, impaired coordination of movements and indigestion. Much less common are arrhythmias and temporary visual impairment, as well as a decrease in the number of blood cells. This occurs infrequently, but tests for monitoring the condition need to be taken regularly. It is also important to have an ECG at least once a year.

Interestingly, another action finleptsina - he forces the patient to perceive speech and music at a half-ton lower than it actually is. Therefore, professional musicians should not take carbamazepine. However, this is a temporary phenomenon, after the drug is discontinued it passes.