Trileptal and hair loss

Ive been on Trileptal for for 6yrs now. Im at 1200mg a day. the Drug has always made me tired I have to take it at night otherwise I fall a sleep to often during the day. have never experienced the hair loss. But have always experienced the metallic taste. Lately have also noticed that when I get angry, nervous or anxious I get this weird burnt plastic smell stuck in my nose that stays for hours. I also have had a gangland gland syst that comes and goes in my left wrist. I cant have it removed cause it disappears by the time I can see a doctor. my appetite comes and goes in cycles. Sometimes I cant put any thing down, other times I cant stop eating.I get aches in my ankle and back all the time. I should also metion that im on effexor xr 600mg.has any one else noticed the burnt plastic smell? or now how to stop it and the back aches and anke akes? I know I need to stay on it cause it truly helps me. I honestly don't think I would be alive to write on this board had it not been for effexorxr and Trileptal

I have been on Trileptal for about 2 years now at 750 mg. However, Only recently I began to have a lot of hair loss. In fact, I now have a bald patch at my temple. I am only thirty years old, and otherwise in good health. I'm trying to determine weather or not this drug is responsible for my hair loss. I'm extremely reluctant to go off of it because it is the first medication I've taken (for bipolar 2 & insomnia) that has helped. Does anyone know if it could be related?

I have been on this medication for about 3-4 months now, and I have NEVER passed out or fainted before in my life and I have done it three times already since I've been on this medicine. I have had an increased amount of hair loss . But other than feeling very dizzy, then nauseas, then hot flashes and then passing out.... not too many other side effects. Has anyone else experienced this?

Have recently started to experience major hair loss. Added to former symptoms of lip numbness, dizziness, eyesight problems and numbness in fingertips.

I, too, am finding my normally thick hair is showing up more in my brush and on the floor. I am a 46yo woman with Crohn's disease on top of being bipolar II rapid cycling. The only thing I can attribute the hair loss to at this point is the Trileptal because I began having this symptom only after I started it. I have a very strict diet to control my Crohn's disease without meds and that hasn't changed. Besides going off of Trileptal, does anyone have any countermeasures for the hair loss?

I have been taking Trileptal for about 2 years now and I am starting to have major hair loss all of the sudden. Being a female I am very concerned about this problem. Any others having the same?

Hair loss
I have not seen this listed anywhere but since taking trileptal my normally very thick hair is falling out by the brush FULL and is quite thin now. I can not think of anything else new that I am doing that would cause this hair loss. Has anyone else experienced this?
other than this my experience has been good
but I really don't want to be Bald :-p