All antiepileptic drugs can cause tiredness, cognitive impairment, increase of sleep duration and decrease of the activity level to some degree.
Bromide | Carbamazepine | Clobazam | Clonazepam | Ethosuximide | Felbamate | Gabapentin | Lamotrigine | Levetiracetam | Oxcarbazepine | Phenobarbital | Phenytoin | Piracetam | Primidone | Sulthiame | Tiagabine | Topiramate | Valproate | Vigabatrin
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Medication |
Side Effects (consult your doctor if you notice the side effects in bold) |
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Acne |
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Lack of energy |
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Rash |
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Seizures caused by missing doses of medication |
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Tiredness / Change of mood or character |
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Aggression |
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Ankle swelling |
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Blurring of vision |
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Depression |
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Diarrhoea |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Dizziness |
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Double vision |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Excitability |
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Headache |
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Impotence |
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Irritability |
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Nausea |
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Recurring infections |
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Skin pallor |
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Skin rash |
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Tiredness |
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Tremor |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Vomiting |
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Weight gain |
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Yellow jaundice / leucopenia |
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Aggression |
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Blurred vision |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Irritability |
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Lack of energy |
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Restlessness |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Aggression |
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Depression |
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Difficulty with concentrating or thinking |
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Drowsiness |
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Excitability |
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Hyperactivity |
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Irritability |
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Lethargy |
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Nausea |
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Restlessness |
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Sore throat |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Worsening seizure frequency |
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Aggression |
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Diarrhoea |
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Double vision |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Excitability |
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Headache |
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Intermittent favour |
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Irritability |
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Joint pains |
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Nausea / hiccoughs/ loss of appetite |
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Recurring infections |
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Skin pallor |
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Skin rash |
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Slowness of movement |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Tremor |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Vomiting |
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Aggression |
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Blurred or doubled vision |
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Depression |
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Diarrhoea |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Dizziness |
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Excitability |
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Irritability |
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Nausea |
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Skin rash |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Tiredness |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Vomiting |
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Weight loss |
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Dizziness |
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Double vision |
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Drowsiness |
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Headache |
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Increasingly frequent seizures |
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Nasal discharge |
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Nausea |
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Tremor |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Vomiting |
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Depression |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Dizziness |
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Double vision |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Headache |
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Nausea |
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Recurring infections |
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Skin pallor |
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Skin rash (sometimes severe) |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Tiredness |
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Tremor |
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Vomiting |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Headache |
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Recurring infections |
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Tiredness |
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Ankle swelling |
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Diarrhoea |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Hair loss |
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Headache |
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Nausea |
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Skin rash |
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Tiredness |
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Vomiting |
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Weight gain |
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Aggression / change of character and mood, hyperactivity in children |
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Depression |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Excitability |
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Hyperactivity (in children) |
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Impotence |
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Irritability |
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Joint swelling and pains |
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Reduced libido |
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Skin rash |
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Thickening of tissue in the palms of the hands |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Altered menstrual cycle |
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Clumsiness |
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Depression |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Enlargement of glands |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Excitability |
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Fever |
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Headache |
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Increased hair growth |
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Irritability |
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Joint swelling and pains |
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Loss of feeling in the extremities |
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Mental confusion |
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Recurring infections |
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Reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives |
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Reduced limb muscle power |
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Skin pallor |
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Skin rash |
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Swelling or inflammation of the gums |
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Thickening of facial tissues |
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Tiredness |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Yellow jaundice, liver failure |
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Diarrhoea |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Dizziness |
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Drowsiness |
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Indigestion |
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Nausea |
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Restlessness |
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Skin rash |
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Tremor |
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Vomiting |
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Weight gain |
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Aggression |
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Difficulty with concentration or thinking |
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Difficulty with sleeping |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Frozen shoulder |
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Hyperactivity (in children) |
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Impotence |
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Mood changes (especially depression) |
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Recurring fevers |
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Reduced libido |
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Skin rash |
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Thickening of tissue in the palms of the hands |
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Unsteadiness with walking |
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Nausea |
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Rapid heartbeat |
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Restlessness |
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Tingling |
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Vomiting |
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Weight loss |
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Confusion |
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Depression |
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Diarrhoea |
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Dizziness |
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Flu-like symptoms |
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Headaches |
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Nervousness |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Tiredness |
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Tremor |
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Unsteadines when walking |
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Agitation |
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Confusion |
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Diarrhoea |
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Dizziness |
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Double vision |
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Headache |
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Nausea |
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Sleepiness |
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Tingling |
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Tremor |
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Unpredictable mood |
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Unreliable memory, cognitive impairment |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Weight loss, loss of appetite |
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Abdominal pain, liver failure, pancreatitis |
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Aggression |
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Difficulty with concentration or thinking |
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Drowsiness |
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Excessive bruising or bleeding tendency |
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Fever |
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Hair loss |
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Mental confusion |
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Muscle weakness |
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Nausea |
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Recurring infections |
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Tiredness |
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Tremor |
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Vomiting |
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Weight gain |
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Yellow jaundice |
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Aggression |
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Agitation |
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Confusion |
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Depression |
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Diarrhoea |
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Dizziness |
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Double vision |
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Drowsiness |
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Excitability |
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Headache |
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Irritability |
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Strange or unusual behaviour |
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Tingling |
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Unreliable memory |
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Unsteadiness when walking |
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Visual field constriction, likely to be irreversible |
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Weight gain |
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