Posted by Nickengland on May 3, 2005, at 8:15:01
Hello there : )
I have very recently started taking Trileptal/Oxcarbazepine and am very happy to report that the effects on my mood have been fantastic!..far better than I could have ever imagine a mood stabiliser could make me feel without sending me to *up* I'm feeling very level and normal.
But...and why is there always a BUT!.. I have been experiencing a general discomfort, would even go as far to say a mild pain in my lower back on both sides, definately has to be the kidneys, its not muscular or anything like that.
So that is the only side-effect, just the discomfort/pain from what i'm 99% sure is coming from my kidneys in the lower back area. I have no problems going to the toilet or anything like that.
I'm not on any other medication and before the Trileptal I was on Tegretol - and from that I remember having this maybe very slightly from the Tegretol, but its far more noticeable from the Trileptal.
I am slightly concerned as after trying all the classic mood stabiliers and they not really making my mood any bettter, THIS ONE HAS BEEN A GOD SEND for my mood : )...So after trying all these drugs since auguest last year and finally improving the last thing I want to do is come off of this one!
I read that Trileptal is excreted from the kidneys - could this be it?
Has anyone taking this drug ever had anything like this and what was the outcome?
I havent been on it long, only 4 days now so will it go away?
Is this anything to do with low sodium/hyponatraemia?
Many thanks to anyone who can offer advice help on this matter. I normally wouldn't be so concerned but as its possibly my kidneys it does worry me.
Kind Regards
Nick
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