carbamazepine water intoxication

[Maisy]

ok so exactly what it says whos heard of it?, cant get my head round it at the minute beca\use of all the medical "jargon" xx

 

[MuayThaiFighter]

They call it Frank Water Intoxication. I couldn't find much on it but I was really interested in it as well. I'll have to look more into it tomorrow and piece it together because I can't understand it either. Maybe I drank to much water!

 

[Maisy]

thus is exactly what im thinking!! lol

 

[Maisy]

ok ive worked it out , its caused when we think we need water and we dont so we retain this water which makes the cells in the brain swell thus causing seizures, pretty bad with tegretol as tegretol is a water retaining drug simplest way ive found, searched what is water intoxication instead of tegretol and WI :hugs: for you

 

[Cint]

Water intoxication is a serious medical condition that happens mostly to athletes who drink too much water too quickly. It can also lead to hyponatremia, where sodium levels in the body are heavily diluted and result in electrolyte imbalance. Tegretol can do this as well as it's cousin, Trileptal. I had to be taken off Trilpetal because of the sodium issue.

http://www.drugs.com/pro/tegretol.html
Baseline and periodic complete urinalysis and BUN determinations are recommended for patients treated with this agent because of observed renal dysfunction.

Monitoring of blood levels (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY) has increased the efficacy and safety of anticonvulsants. This monitoring may be particularly useful in cases of dramatic increase in seizure frequency and for verification of compliance. In addition, measurement of drug serum levels may aid in determining the cause of toxicity when more than one medication is being used.

Thyroid function tests have been reported to show decreased values with Tegretol administered alone.

Hyponatremia has been reported in association with Tegretol use, either alone or in combination with other drugs.

Interference with some pregnancy tests has been reported.