Posted by phidippus on December 5, 2013, at 17:30:40
In reply to Not enough salt + swelling?, posted by Sheilac on November 27, 2013, at 1:57:57
Trileptal can cause a condition called hyponatremia an electrolyte disturbance in which the sodium ion concentration in the plasma is lower than normal. Many conditions including congestive heart failure, liver failure, kidney failure and pneumonia can have an associated hyponatremia. It can also be caused by overhydration from drinking too much water (polydipsia). Symptoms of hyponatremia include nausea and vomiting, headache, confusion, lethargy, fatigue, loss of appetite, restlessness and irritability, muscle weakness, spasms, or cramps, seizures, and decreased consciousness or coma.
In a recent study 10685 Trileptal users from FDA and social media. Among them, 67 had edema. That's not a very high percentage of folk getting edema from trileptal, which makes me doubt Trileptal is causing your edema.
Eric
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