What is the most important information I should know about ZARONTIN?
What is the most important information I should know about ZARONTIN?
Do not stop taking ZARONTIN without first talking to your healthcare provider.
Stopping ZARONTIN suddenly can cause serious problems.
ZARONTIN can cause serious side effects, including:
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- Rare but serious blood problems that may be life-threatening. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have:
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- fever, swollen glands, or sore throat that come and go or do not go away
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- frequent infections or an infection that does not go away
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- easy bruising
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- red or purple spots on your body
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- bleeding gums or nose bleeds
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- severe fatigue or weakness
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- Drug reactions that may affect different parts of the body such as your liver, kidneys, heart, or blood cells. You may or may not have a rash with these types of reactions. These reactions can be very serious and can cause death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms:
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- joint pain and swelling
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- muscle pain
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- fatigue, weakness
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- low-grade fever
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- pain in the chest that is worse with breathing
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- skin rash
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- swollen lymph glands
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- swelling of your face
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- yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eyes
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- Like other antiepileptic drugs, ZARONTIN may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500.
Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
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- thoughts about suicide or dying
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- attempts to commit suicide
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- new or worse depression
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- new or worse anxiety
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- feeling agitated or restless
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- panic attacks
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- trouble sleeping (insomnia)
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- new or worse irritability
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- acting aggressive, being angry, or violent
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- acting on dangerous impulses
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- an extreme increase in activity and talking (mania)
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- other unusual changes in behavior or mood
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- How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?
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- Pay attention to any changes, especially sudden changes, in mood, behaviors, thoughts, or feelings.
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- Keep all follow-up visits with your healthcare provider as scheduled.
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- Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms.
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- Do not stop ZARONTIN without first talking to a healthcare provider.
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- Stopping ZARONTIN suddenly can cause serious problems.
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- Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
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- Suicidal thoughts or actions can be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes.