Anti-Seizure Medication and Their Side Effects

BRAND NAME (generic name)	SOME SIDE EFFECTS
ATIVAN (lorazepam)	Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes
CARBATROL (extended release carbamazepine)	Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare)
DEPAKENE (valproate)	Upset stomach, altered bleeding time, liver toxicity, hair loss, weight gain, tremor
DEPAKOTE (divalproex sodium)	Upset stomach, altered bleeding time, liver toxicity, hair loss, weight gain, tremor
DIAMOX (acetazolamide)	Appetite loss, frequent urination, drowsiness, confusion, extremity numbness, kidney stones
DIASTAT (diazepam rectal gel)	Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes
DILANTIN (phenytoin)	Clumsiness, insomnia, motor twitching, nausea, rash, gum overgrowth, hairiness, thickening of features
FELBATOL (felbamate)	Anorexia, vomiting, insomnia, nausea, headache, liver and blood toxicity
GABITRIL (tiagabine)	Tremor, dizziness, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, sleepiness, weakness
KEPPRA (levetiracetam)	Sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, loss of strength, dizziness
KLONOPIN (clonazepam)	Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes
LAMICTAL (lamotrigine)	Dizziness, headache, blurred vision, clumsiness, sleepiness, nausea, skin rash
MYSOLINE (primidone)	Clumsiness, dizziness, appetite loss, fatigue, drowsiness, hyperirritability, insomnia, depression, hyperactivity (children)
NEURONTIN (gabapentin)	Sleepiness, dizziness, clumsiness, fatigue, twitching
PHENOBARBITAL (phenobarbital)	Drowsiness, irritability, hyperactivity (children), behavorial problems, difficulty concentrating, depression
PHENYTEK (extended phenytoin sodium)	Clumsiness, insomnia, motor twitching, nausea, rash, gum overgrowth, hairiness
TEGRETOL (carbamazepine)	Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare)
TEGRETOL XR (extended release carbamazepine)	Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare)
TOPAMAX (topiramate)	Confusion, sleepiness, dizziness, clumsiness, difficulty thinking or talking, tingling sensation of the skin, nausea, decreased appetite
TRANXENE (clorazepate)	Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior change
TRILEPTAL (oxcarbazepine)	Difficulty concentrating, sleepiness, fatigue, dizziness, double vision, nausea, unsteadiness, rash
ZARONTIN (ethosuximide)	Appetite loss, nausea, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, fatigue, rash, abnormal blood counts (rare)
ZONEGRAN (zonisamide)	Sleepiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, headache, nausea, irritability, difficulty concentrating, unsteadiness, fever, kidney stones, rash (should not be used in individuals allergic to sulfa drugs)