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"I started off on Dylantin and that would make me have a crappy buzz at times during the day, and if I drank only a couple of beers I would get really light headed. I was on trilepta before, sort of an unreal feeling. Now I'm on Keppra and…"

"Try going outside and taking a walk, slow and easy. It does not have to be long, just getting outside will help you start to breath easier and will soon feel less dizzy. Even if it is just walking to sit on the porch."

"I was on Carbamazepine (Tegretal) of which oxcarbazepine is a drug derivative, for a seven days period while I was tried to change meds, however I suffered from sudden dizziness occasionally in that period. My doc had me shift to my previous med…"

"I am on such a low dose, Gary, I don't have that side effect. I did when they first started me on it, but as my body adjusted it went away. Did they just up your dose or make changes?"

"yes...you are true and i am also taking oxcarbazepine.i also have dizziness as i am taking 1200 mg per day..pls dont reduce it yourself as it can trigger seizure..its the side effect of this medicine we can say that as i have studied also it happnes…"