How does Carbatrol affect other medicines?
Carbatrol makes birth control pills less effective, so the chances of becoming pregnant are greater. Women who use pills for birth control should talk to the doctor who prescribed them right away if they start taking Carbatrol. The same is true for some other forms of birth control such as Depo-Provera and implants. Birth control methods like condoms, IUDs, and diaphragms are not affected by Carbatrol. Carbatrol also affects the way the body handles many other seizure medicines. Some of these are: • Depakote (valproic acid) • Dilantin or Phenytek (phenytoin) • Klonopin (clonazepam) • Topamax (topiramate) How do other medicines affect Carbatrol? Some medicines can cause carbamazepine (the medicine in Carbatrol) to build up in the blood. Having too much carbamazepine in the blood makes people feel dizzy, unsteady, or sleepy. Some of the medicines and other things that may do this include: • Depakote and seizure medicines closely related to it • some medicines for high blood pressure, inc
