... I have been taking 400 mg Dilantin for 5 years.
I have ADD and find it hard to concentrate ... wonders for this but I quit.
Can I take Adderral with Dilantin . Does anyone have any experience with this?
Addrerral...
... months later, my neurologist finally found a drug ( Dilantin ) that stopped my seizures. Unlike grand mall seizures ... during the seizures.
Before the neurologist tried Dilantin I recall him saying, "If this doesn’t work, we will ... next." Meanwhile, 3 weeks after being prescribed Dilantin , my GP prescribed paxil for anxiety. I was then seizure...
... current issues are related to your ceasing to take the Dilantin . It probably was not a good idea, in the first place...
... not had any seizure activiy after your wean off the Dilantin is a a good thing . Dilantin is a powerful drug &...
... yesterday, and no menengitis, bloodwork fine except for dilantin level way way too high and will taper down, hopefully ... shedding some of these dilantin -induced pounds and helping my short-term memory thing...
... got a CAT scan and got discharged with a script for Dilantin and instructions for a scalp laceration. Not being...
... with original manufacturer. One of those drugs is Dilantin , developed for epilepsy but works miraculously for ... other brain disorders.
I'm creating a thread for Dilantin if you want to read more about it. Now to the natural...
... with that now is seizures, which are controlled by dilantin and a new drug out called keppra ( I call it the miracle ... drug, since the dilantin wasn't 100% effective!) He also has arthritis in...
... they ran some blood tests and determined that Mom's dilantin level was low so the Nh Doctor upped her dosage. well ... are checking today for a UTI and I have requested a dilantin level blood test. Has anyone here ever encountered...
...Dilantin can cause drowsiness & insomnia, along w/stomach problems...
... Hi,
Another couple of things to consider about the Dilantin blood level:
* If your Mom had been giving herself ... moving to the NH, she may have missed doses of the Dilantin , resulting in the initial low blood level. If this ... was the case, then her normal Dilantin dose, given correctly, may be all that she needed...
... Thank you for your replies! They are doing a dilantin level check on Mom today. She lived with me prior...
... brain bleed and had surige 7 years ago and was on dilantin for 6 years and had episodes about 3 times a year ... it was panic with anziety or seizure stoped taking dilantin and the same thing i will take ativan when i feel...
... Your post was interesting. I was on dilantin for 6 weeks following brain surgery as a preventative...
... i was on dilantin for 6 years i had an anurisum sorry cant spell the ... after year so after the 6 th year i stopped taking dilantin and after about 3 month i started to get better i ... having anziety with panic once agian . i think the dilantin is what messed me up but like you all say were all...
... tolerating the Neurontin well and my neuro switched me to Dilantin , also an anti-seizure med. Depression can be a huge ... problem with the Neurontin. Dilantin is working much better for me. You may want to ask ... me I should have a bone density test if I'm on the Dilantin very long. I'm thinking ok, this helps my pain but...
... tolerating the Neurontin well and my neuro switched me to Dilantin , also an anti-seizure med. Depression can be a huge ... problem with the Neurontin. Dilantin is working much better for me. You may want to ask ... me I should have a bone density test if I'm on the Dilantin very long. I'm thinking ok, this helps my pain but...
... Definitely keep using the condoms while you're on the Dilantin , though. And don't worry -- epilepsy doesnt stick ... many people. Your other option would be an IUD -- Dilantin would not effect an IUD at all so if you got one inserted...
... taking non-aspirin pain medication, my neuro prescribed Dilantin to control the "aura-like" effects of the oncoming ... lesion. He also suggested that I should wean off of Dilantin . I did as he suggested and 4 months later had my ... first ever grand mal seizure. My neuro said that the Dilantin was most likely controlling seizure disorder as a ... had a seizure since that time, I faithfully take my Dilantin and check blood levels, hardly ever get migraines...
... to a neurologist and was put on seizure medication " dilantin " i didnt have another seizure untill exactly 1 year ... can do is watch it and monitor it while i stayed on dilantin , my seizures started increasing and getting closer...
... a seizure before), but the neuro still tried me on Dilantin , which seemed to slow everything down even more. ... Neurontin which had the same "slowing" effect as the Dilantin . During this time, my head felt like it just needed ... stopped for some reason. The mood stabilizers like dilantin , Lamictal, etc. don't seem to work either. They just...
... backaches every day of my life and have been taking Dilantin ever since. I haven't had a seizure since 1998 which ... Doctors say that it's not a good idea because I'm on Dilantin and it's not safe. Can anyone relate? ...
... seizure when I was 19. I had frequent seizures while on dilantin & tegretol. The first surgery was 2 yrs. later. I ... apparently had me on some different drug, I had been on dilantin & neurontin, which had me hallucinating. I only vagually ... recall 3 of those days. I am now on dilantin & keppra & my new Dr. wants me to have a VNS inserted ... have averaged about 5-6 seizures.
I understand that dilantin is not "healthy" for an un- born child. Has terrible ... can't your doctor try a different drug rather than dilantin ? One that is "safer" for pregnant woman. Are you the...
... backaches every day of my life and have been taking Dilantin ever since. I haven't had a seizure since 1998 which ... Doctors say that it's not a good idea because I'm on Dilantin and it's not safe. Can anyone relate?
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... backaches every day of my life and have been taking Dilantin ever since. I haven't had a seizure since 1998 which ... Doctors say that it's not a good idea because I'm on Dilantin and it's not safe. Can anyone relate?
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