Carbamazepine and Hallucinations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hallucinations is reported as a side effect among people who take Carbamazepine (carbamazepine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Tegretol, and have Convulsion.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hallucinations when taking Carbamazepine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 43,715 people who have side effects when taking Carbamazepine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Carbamazepine?

Carbamazepine has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 44,628 Carbamazepine users. Check the latest studies of Carbamazepine.

What is Hallucinations?

Hallucinations (sensations that appear real but are created by your mind) is found to be associated with 1,891 drugs and 2,728 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hallucinations.

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eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 01, 2026

43,715 people reported to have side effects when taking Carbamazepine.
Among them, 264 people (0.6%) have Hallucinations.

Could Carbamazepine cause Hallucinations?

Among these 264 people:

How long have people been on Carbamazepine when they have Hallucinations? *

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What is the gender of people who have Hallucinations when taking Carbamazepine? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Carbamazepine:

Carbamazepine (44,628 reports)

Hallucinations treatments and more:

Hallucinations (98,683 reports)

How severe was Hallucinations and when was it recovered:

Hallucinations in Carbamazepine

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of carbamazepine:

Hallucinations and drugs with ingredients of carbamazepine (604 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Carbamazepine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (1,891 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (2,728 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
Ezeji GC, Inoue T, Bahtiyar G, Sacerdote A, "Hallucinations associated with miglitol use in a patient with chronic kidney disease and hypothyroidism", BMJ case reports, 2015 Feb .
Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
Boschee T, DO PGY II, "Acute Hallucinations: Where Did That Come From?", , 2007 Jan .
Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
Ezeji GC, Inoue T, Bahtiyar G, Sacerdote A, "Hallucinations associated with miglitol use in a patient with chronic kidney disease and hypothyroidism", BMJ case reports, 2015 Feb .
Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
Boschee T, DO PGY II, "Acute Hallucinations: Where Did That Come From?", , 2007 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Carbamazepine) and Carbamazepine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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