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Hi Everyone, I've Just Spoken To My Neurologist Who Wants To Try Zebinix? Has Anyone Any Experience On This Medication?

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November 18
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I checked it out. Here you go:

Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The following side effects can be very serious. If they happen to you stop taking Zebinix and tell a doctor or go to a hospital immediately, as you may need urgent medical treatment:

blistering or peeling of the skin and/or mucous membranes, rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, eyelids, throat or tongue. These could be signs of an allergic reaction.

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people) side effects are:

Feeling dizzy or sleepy.

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people) side effects are:

Feeling unsteady or having a sensation of spinning or floating;
Feeling sick or vomiting;
Headache;
Diarrhoea;
Seeing double or blurred vision;
Difficulty in concentration;
Feeling low in energy or tired;
Shaking;
Skin rash;
Blood tests showing that you have low levels of sodium in your blood;
Decrease of appetite;
Difficulty in sleeping;

Difficulty in coordinating movements (ataxia);

Weight increase.
Source: https://patient-info.co.uk/zebinix-69643/patien...

November 18
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you all. I'm on sodium chloride tablets daily also so will be cautious regarding the sodium situation. I'm sure the doctor will do regular blood tests but I'll query the sodium issue. Fycompa is giving too many side effects of irritability and anger.

November 18
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Me neither, hearing of it.

November 18
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I've never heard of it

November 18
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I found out that that Zebinix is related to Aptiom . They are both Brandnames to
Elsicarbazepine Acetate . Approved in the United States and Europe.

Other than that Iā€™m not sure of the Side effects

November 18

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