- No More Seizures!! 18th November 2005
... My name is Robert and I had been on Dilantin for
10 years due to a head injury in the Marine Corps ... anticonvulsants fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)& phenytoin ( Dilantin ) are related to reports of cardiovascular adverse...
... the seizures still continue. I am on my 3rd med ( dilantin ) and it still hasn't stopped the seizures. I was...
- 8 month old has Epilepsy 10th November 2005
... last 4 years went through: TegretolXR, Carbatrol, Dilantin , Neurontin, Keppra and now Lamictal. She is still...
- anyone get extra time, etc for test in school 9th November 2005
... then, until now. She has been on carbatrol, keppra, dilantin , trileptal and lamictal ( with different combinations...
- peramedics suck hate the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 29th October 2005
... entirely different, especially the older drugs such as dilantin . First time I saw a generic dilantin, I thought it ... until I looked on the bottle and it said "generic for dilantin ". Also, many medics (especially those in it a long...
... I am currently on 100 of dilantin am, 100 afternoon, and 200 pm as well as 400 tegretol...
... first two drugs. I had "drunk like" symptoms with dilantin when the levels were in the low-mid 20's (high end...
- Fear of Seizure When Out 23rd October 2005
... ll comment.
Topa transfer when I was comming off Dilantin (300/day) took me over a month to come up to 100mg ... Topa. but thats another story) I had started the Dilantin drop PRIOR to starting the 25's of Topamax. We did ... the transition easier. I was halfway down on the Dilantin using the 30's when I was at 50 and 50 of Topa (am ... body to try it that way (and I HATED the chewables of Dilantin , the banana flavour).
It worked great. Only one ... the possibility of one. Compared to before (Kepp, Dilantin , Zonegran, Teg; when Dilantin shot through the roof...
- Questions for everyone 14th October 2005
... I go into status once or twice a month. I'm taking dilantin , keppra, lamictal and zonegran now.
3. If I wasn...
- Any Long Term Dilantin Users Out There? 13th October 2005
... I've been taking Dilantin about 15 years. I don't think I've had any real bad ... all. My current epileptologist wanted to take me off dilantin and try Keppra but taking dilantin, keppra, lamictal ... taking all of it. I had broken bones but not from dilantin . My ex set up obstical courses around the bed so I...
- Taurine (Natural Alternative) 10th September 2005
... I am now on zero dilantin and 7 taurine 1gm pills per day. My nervous system ... start looking better soon. In my case it took 3.5 dilantin /day or 7 taurine/day. 2 taurine for each 1 dilantin...
... so interesting. Congratulations on getting off the dilantin ....
- What happens to me 5th August 2005
... used to have seizures during the day when I was on Dilantin which was the first med they tried and also when I...
- Hi New Here 3rd August 2005
... and other things like that. But I had that with Dilantin and Trileptol too. I'm just way more neurotic now...
- epiepsy i think please hellp 27th July 2005
... we took him to another hospital where the gave him dilantin and in about an hour they stoped.now ith almost 2 ... TEGRATOL 400MG PO 2X A DAY TOPAMAX 150MG PO 2X A DAY AND DILANTIN 300 MG PO AT NIGHT and well the seizures are still...
- New diagnosis 27th July 2005
... for a long period of time. I was put on 300 mg of dilantin a day. This is the first week of the med. I was ... has changed so much. Is this a normal feeling with dilantin ? What do you think? Please help me if you can....
... Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I was also put on Dilantin right after having a grand mal. I could not function...
... her first grand mal (3 in one day) she was put on dilantin like you. In hindsight, she luckily had a reaction ... trileptal) and keppra has worked out well for her. Dilantin is one of the older medications (doesn't make it necessaril...
- Topomax 27th July 2005
... Yes Plur I do that too. But I also did it on Dilantin but worse and on Trileptal too. On Dilantin, I didn...
... dose.
I feel like I gained weight when I was on Dilantin becuase I could do nothing but sit. I was too out...
- topomax 25th July 2005
... for me has gone away with time. I had it worse with Dilantin . I had more seizures with Dilantin too.
I was...
- zonegran topamax keppra zololf 24th July 2005
... He is 23 years old and right now taking Zonogran, Dilantin and Lamictal. He has been through so much in his...
- keppra 24th July 2005
... few days at 4000; along with the Teg and (thinking) Dilantin If I recall at that time.
He told me over the phone...
- Dizziness caused by meds 22nd July 2005
... I've been taking Lamictal, Dilantin and Keppra for a few years. Until this time I haven ... Topomax was once tried.
A recent 30mg increase of Dilantin (low blood level test) seems to have started my dizziness ... or five hours. My daytime dosage amounts are 100 mg Dilantin , 400mg Lamictal and 1000 mg Keppra. Nighttime is 200mg ... Dilantin , 400mg Lamictal and 1000mg Keppra.
My last tonic ... similar experiences? The adjustment of reducing my Dilantin by 30mg and increasing Lamictal by 50mg hasn't helped...
... I've had an experience like your's, caused by a Dilantin overdose,in 1968. Though, of course, this may not ... 002632.htm
In my case, all it took was lessening the Dilantin and a few days.Call your doctor and tell him of what...
... When I was on Dilantin , I couldn't even function. I slept all day, could...
... the dog's food dish, and the wall....
I was on Dilantin 700 (yeah, that's 700) mg many years ago, and didn...
- Too Much Tegretol?? 22nd July 2005
... likely the drug to interact was the other I was on, Dilantin caused the levels to be problamatic.
sorry I missed...
- Why oh why does this happen??? 21st July 2005
... godsend for my daughter after having a reaction to Dilantin and Trileptal. She supposedly has some scarring on...
- seizures related to low blood pressure 18th July 2005
... the low BP thing may have been coincidental, if the dilantin levels were low, I'd think that would have a lot more...
- I had a Neuro appt. yesterday..... 28th June 2005
... my chiro after my GM, but I was really drugged on Dilantin and my hub pretty much had to steer me in and out...
- Stress Seizure Disorder? 16th June 2005
... related seizure disorder for now, I started out on Dilantin and that was horrible. It didn't control the smaller...
... first EEG and it was normal. I was put on so much Dilantin , I could barely walk or talk. My level was 38. I...
... seizures...I can't seem to get them to stop. When I had Dilantin I went into anaphylactic shock, Tegretol (allergic...
- Meds and Weight Gain - Need Advice 6th June 2005
... on Lamictal and nothing seemed to work. (Topamax, Dilantin , Neurontin) During that time I gained a CONSIDERABLE...
- Pain related to meds? 3rd June 2005
... Does anybody know if Dilantin can cause your body to hurt all over, especially in ... called Fibromyalgia. Anybody heard of that? I take Dilantin , have been taking it for a long time for sz....
- new meds 2nd June 2005
... weight atleast 2-3 times a week!! I was on Z and Dilantin (with Kepp and TegXR) Zonegran did a number on me ... . I lost 25% body weight and Dilantin levels shot through the roof in less than 10 weeks ... I couldn't even walk without a cane due to high dilantin levels caused by weight loss.
Z is KNOWN for weight ... was when I went in for blood work and found out my Dilantin levels where sky high and discovered the weight loss ... problem in my case.
After dropping Dilantin 50mg for me that fixed the toxicity problem I was ... Three months later we started Topa (cross removal of Dilantin to avoid problems) and it took a couple years to get...
- Need Help... 31st May 2005
... cause your seizures to get worse. One time I took dilantin and it made my seizures worse. I had to be taken...
- Jeff re: Katie 26th May 2005
... taking me off all meds. I told him I couldn't go off dilantin . He said to stop anyway. In a few days I was in the...
- keppra questions 24th May 2005
... like that of Depakote (weight gain, hair loss) or Dilantin (gums, tooth damage) or even Lamictal which can cause...
- Anyone have these types of seizures? 23rd May 2005
... experienced the type of seizures that I do. I've been on dilantin for many years. I'm now on Dilantin and Keppra but ... have been on dilantin and neurontin, dilantin , keppra, and gabitril, and other combinations all ... with dilantin .
The type of seizures I have is that I am aware and ... have two or three. My doctor is weaning me off of dilantin and has cut my dosage from 400 mg per night (with ... per night and 1500 keppra in the morning) to 300 mg dilantin plus the keppra. In the last two weeks I've had about ... great. He's tried all combinations of pills with the dilantin whereas other neurologists I've had just said "take ... another pill", i.e., increased my dosage of the dilantin .
My neurologist wasn't convinced I was even having...
- words from a mother's broken heart 30th April 2005
... why I do this so much. So, he gives me meds; I take Dilantin , Tegratol and Trileptol.
Doc put me on to this...
- Siezures During Sleep 30th April 2005
... and spinal cord. When I was diagnosed I was put on dilantin alone. It stopped the cluster seizures for about 3...
- Medications & bone loss 29th April 2005
... Dr. about a possible change of medication ( I am on Dilantin ) .
What I would like to ask is what anti epilepsy...
... I don't know how long you've been on dilantin , but I had been on it for about 12 yrs. before I finally ... currently on Evista for my osteopenia. I took myself off dilantin because of the DEXA & am on Keppra, which is supposed...
- zonegran or lamictal???? Help 20th April 2005
... I'm taking lamictal, zonegran and dilantin now. When I first started the lamictal and zonegran ... too fast. I feel better than I did on tegretol and dilantin that I was taking before. I couldn't see strait. I...
- Seizure Recovery Period - Methods to shorten the Process? 17th April 2005
... febral seizures as a child. These were controlled by dilantin until I was 15 and was weaned off of the meds. I lived ... eoccurance at the age of 25 at which time I was put back on Dilantin . I have the suspicision that I may have had the occasional ... detected by CAT scan.
For the subsequent 12 years the Dilantin seemed to control the seizures. I would experience...
... often has headaches and stuff the next day. He was on dilantin as a teen (his seizures came from a brain tumor and ... one day at 35 he had a grand mal had to go back on dilantin full force. Now he has to take it vigilantly to avoid...
- New Here....... 16th April 2005
... you have an Epileptologist treating your seizures? Dilantin is very old, probably very cheap drug, but there are ... effective without impacting your liver. Unless the Dilantin stops your seizures completely, it isn't worth the...
... It is used for a variety of seizure types. I took Dilantin for many years, and would still be taking it, but ... generation of drugs. Your doctor should have ordered a Dilantin level at the lab. 300mg. is not enough for some people...
... Lonelysun, I have been on Dilantin for 30 years and had all the symptoms of MS, leg weakness ... doctors agreed with the symptoms but they found my Dilantin levels were 4 times as high as they should have been ... reason I found out was two fold 1) prolonged use of dilantin causes MS symptoms, and I was taking aspirin at the ... same time, which elevates Dilantin levels in the bloodstream. (researchers I found out ... believe it binds to the same protein that eliminates dilantin from the bloodstream). So I went off Dilantin, which ... incredible...So I would not advise anyone to go on Dilantin with all of the other newer drugs available....
- Vagal nerve stimulation 8th April 2005
... out is a Neurophysiologist. I am on 3 Capsules of Dilantin - bedtime and working my way through a Lamictal starter...
... loss was RAPID) that started a domino effect. My dilantin levels skyrocketed, causing me to be toxic. At first ... problems (drug toxicity) were fixed by cutting the Dilantin by only 50mg.
After recovering and becoming level ... later I was started up on Topa, but we cross dropped Dilantin before hand; so Dilantin was halfway down by the time ... problems between the two and my system (and to get me OFF Dilantin at last!).
--Travis...
- Has anyone suspected Zoloft caused a seizure? 8th April 2005
... follow up with my Dr. next week. I am now taking Dilantin and Lamictal. Has anyone had a similar experience...
... information.
My seizures were well controlled on Dilantin for many years before taking Zoloft. I began having...
- Pain After Seizure - Lose Breath 6th April 2005
... a pretty good chunk for us. He takes Lamictal and Dilantin and he was able to get assistant with the Lamictal...
- epilepsy and spinal deformaties? 5th April 2005
... a preteen and when I was 16 or 17 I was taken off dilantin because EEG was normal. I also had scoliosis in my...
- medicines 5th April 2005
... effects of the medication when you look at Depakote or Dilantin to mention two of the common drugs for seizures. ...
- new here 4th April 2005
... to go have the Video EEG done. I am on 400 mg of Dilantin . Now I'm only have a seizure once a week. They just...
- Tegretol vs. Dilantin 17th March 2005
... with a degenerating cerebellum from long-term use of Dilantin . I have a friend who has taken Dilantin for over 50 ...
Those two symptoms sound like toxic levels of Dilantin . Remember the accepted range of Dilantin is 10-20 ... double vision/dancing vision. Not quite as bad as high Dilantin doses make you feel almost drunk and groggy, but still...
- very anxious about boyfriend's bad seizures 16th March 2005
... seizures one after the other. He is presently on 500mg of Dilantin , and his body seems to metabolizing the med fast....
- Kepra anyone? 12th March 2005
... writing a lot about my recent experience switching from dilantin to trileptal. Well, it has been pretty unsuccessful ... .
Weening off the dilantin to the trileptal caused me to have a grand mal. This...
... along with my other 2 drugs at the time (teg XR and Dilantin ). Once Kepp was dropped to 3000 I was fine again...
- strange possible trigger 9th March 2005
... breakthrough" gm last week due to swirching meds ( dilantin to trileptal). Has anyone heard of "breakthrough...
... Hi
How long had you been on dilantin ? How long have you been on trileptal? It could be...
- Trileptal/Dilantin 25th February 2005
... you can offer.
Has many people switched from Dilantin to Trileptal and overlapped the medications? I am ... this go away over time after the Doc takes me off Dilantin or is it a side effect of Trileptal?
Also, and...
- VNS Machines 24th February 2005
... AVM removed & the seizures continued. I had been on dilantin & numerous other drugs were tried to no avail. Finally...
... AVM removed & the seizures continued. I had been on dilantin & numerous other drugs were tried to no avail. Finally...
- Hi my name is Amanda 24th February 2005
... falter and I started my rollercoaster of Teg mixed with Dilantin &Depa, (horrible mix); High Teg doses; Lamictal, Dilantin...
- Off the deep end? 20th February 2005
... been dx with Partial Complex Epilepsy. I have been on Dilantin and Trileptal, still had seizures, visual disturbances...
... will it away". Is that possible? I am on 300mg of Dilantin as of Friday 3/18/05. It seemed like it was beginning...
- Son Just DX 18th February 2005
... occations (different hospitals) gave me a drip of Dilantin to try and prevent more grand mal's. the PROBLEM...
- Trileptal vs Dilantin 16th February 2005
... I was on Dilantin as a teenager for seizures. From 11 to 17, then because ... Partial Complex Seizures and my regular doctor put me on dilantin . The dilantin seemed to make it worse so she sent ... me to a neuro who told me dilantin was not for this type of epilepsy and he put me on...
... I'm on the third of a four week plan to get off of dilantin and on to the Trileptal.
During the "weening ... " period, I was suppose to take 200mg of dilantin the first two wks, 100mg the last 2, but due to the ... trileptal to two at night.
I have always taken the dilantin at night, so I am taking the Dilantin WITH the trileptal...
... Trileptal vs. Dilantin ..... Don't you love it when we have such wonderful ... m finally on a med that's doing something for me ( Dilantin ). The first Med I tried was Dilantin, but I started...
... Bingerbee.
The side effects I experienced from dilantin came on slowly, over the years, and like you said ... put the blame on anything, and I felt blaming the dilantin was nothing but a crutch. I thought whatever they ... would mention was my problem.
Dilantin definately changed my personality and pretty much ...
My family had always been on my case about the Dilantin , always wanting me to talk to the neuro about getting ... He said that the side effects arent as severe as Dilantin , and there were only 2 major side effects to watch ... blood tests to monitor it after I am completely off dilantin and on Trileptal.
Again thanks for the input, hope...
... Trileptal wasn't great. I tried it after getting off Dilantin because of the gum problems it caused. It made me...
... Bingerbee, I'm switching from Dilantin to Trileptal because Dilantin is no longer working ... for me. I am still taking the Dilantin but I have experienced those "high" moments as well ... drunk without the hangover. Of course, I thought Dilantin had some weird side effects at firat as well but those...
... I was on Dilantin for 37 years and i went to trileptol because my i ... were lasting a long long time. I switched back to dilantin on my own like a dummy and the levels were out of ... called the doctor and he told me to get off of the dilantin all together
I told him i might go into a seizure ... the risk you need to take. so i weened myself off of dilantin and just took tegretol generic medicine which is carbamazep...
... in.
Really? I just started trileptal and was on Dilantin . My problems with Dilantin was anxiety, memory problems...
... to the trileptal. I was completely weaned off the dilantin the previous Sunday, but there was still a level 9...
- those with Partial Complex temporo-occipital 16th February 2005
... seizures. LOL Thanks a lot doc.
Also they had put me on dilantin which I felt was making it worse. Trilepital didn...
- Topamax Dosage 11th February 2005
... Zonegran did (was on it b4 Topa). I had problems with Z, Dilantin , TegXR, and Keppra mix and lost 25% body weight in ... just over a month ( dilantin levels shot through the roof as a result). Had to ... remove Z and lower Dilantin to level out. (toxic on Dilantin, couldn't walk without...
- Back on the Med Roller Coaster/Keppra? 2nd February 2005
... with me when I was on 1200/day of Teg and 300/day of Dilantin , and raised my Kepp to 4000 (not fun sideFX from Keppra...
... with me when I was on 1200/day of Teg and 300/day of Dilantin , and raised my Kepp to 4000 (not fun sideFX from Keppra...
- Lamictal and vision problems? 1st February 2005
... I had a seizure and insisted on going back to my dilantin phenobarb. HE replied by saying i wasnt on enough...
- Partial Complex E questions 31st January 2005
... At age 17 my EEG was normal so they took me off the dilantin . I had a friend who told me that sometimes I would ... happens they decided that this is what it is.
I was on dilantin again but it did nothing for the seizures so they...
... you kept having complex partials after you stopped dilantin at 17! My son also has them and has normal EEGs (Never...
- Frustration With Pharmacy 30th January 2005
... dependent on three different seizure medications ( dilantin , tegretol, and keppra) as well as coumadin to prevent ... come in 400 mg), and have tried substituting generic Dilantin for the real thing, even after my neurologist has...
... comes in 200 and 300mg caps (sister drug of TegXR)
Dilantin , I'd highly suggest Brand name over generic with my ... form (read other post on this board). Brand name Dilantin is better quality, is powder rather than a solid pill...
... are just being a pain in the rearend. No excuse. Dilantin , I know all about the differences, we have had rounds...
... My husband has epilepsy. We switched to generic Dilantin trying to save a few dollars and after 29 days of...
- Dizziness And Abnormal Eeg! 23rd January 2005
... tipping" was a classic sign of epilepsy and he put me on dilantin immediately. Had 2 EEG's done (awake and sleep-deprived ... fingers crossed. Neuro said he'd try to wean me off the dilantin after I've been seizure-free for a couple of years...
- Uncontrollable/Elevated Dilantin Levels 22nd January 2005
... I too have had major problems with dilantin and keeping the levels steady. Especially when I ... high and I'm having them. It gets so frustrating. Dilantin is a tough drug for me to regulate because level needs ... of milk, especially within about an hour of taking Dilantin either before or after can interefere with it's absorbtion...
... 600/day is a very high dose of Dilantin for anybody.
My levels were at 25 when I was taking ... overdose of your drug. (bad memories of 2100mg of Dilantin IV in the hospital ER)
--Travis...
... increased my Lamictal to 150mg 2x/day. He said that dilantin is a rather unpredictable drug and would like to get ... statement from "mandiyew" about the generic version of dilantin (phenytoin) interesting. I get my medication through...
... there's a HUGE truth about level problems on generic dilantin .
My HMO tried force switching me and seizures were ... not where they had been. If you inspect the generic dilantin , the capsul has a SOLID PILL inside, not powder as ... the REAL Dilantin Kapseals do.
Make sure your Doc writes or checks...
... SuzyQ - Generic phenytoin and Dilantin are NOT the same thing no matter what your medical ... to write "dispense as written" when he prescribes Dilantin . On the generic my levels are at 5.6 and on Dilantin...
... ..it is a capsule inside, not powder like regular Dilantin !!! Isn't Dilantin supposed to be "time released"...
... The "Kapseal" (brandname dilantin term) makes it time release. If it disloves in the ... much different between generic and brand name for Dilantin . It is an old drug. I don't know why they put up ... problems arise often. Not to mention the form of how Dilantin /Pheytoin is presented. The same is true for the majority...
... generalized and TLEs. The only AED I can tolerate is Dilantin which has left me in a real fix.
I managed to keep ... around 17-20 for the first 3 years I took 300 mg of Dilantin . Then for unknown reasons my levels jumped to 24 ... to be extend tab but when in the hospital they drew Dilantin throughout a 24 hour period and my levels were anything ... they informred me that they were now recommending Dilantin for ONLY short term use. I've known a person whose ... and I'm shooting liver enzymes. All attributable to Dilantin . I don't know if it's because I was toxic on it for...
... Thank you for the post. I have NEVER heard of using Dilantin for short term use only. A lot of people I have typed...
... Parke-Davis.
Interesting that they've said that Dilantin should only be used short term. It's the drug that...
... Comprehensive Epilepsy Center? Since you are still on Dilantin and are still intractible seems like an Epileptologist ... he mentioned the VNS or suggested surgery? Does the Dilantin stop you seizures completely? That was my first med...
... combinations of drugs and modalities so I can get off of Dilantin . Dilantin was the first I was on and it controlled ... tends to significantly reduce the effectivness of Dilantin , which it did in me, and I haven't been controlled ... like a literal living nightmare. I wound back up on Dilantin , actually I think I never ever got completely off ... in the hospital for pancreatitus attributable to Dilantin , this is the third time now I've had that in 3 years ... severe" range. Also attributable, tentatively, to Dilantin . I need a liver biopsy to ascertain exactly what ... worked with in the new center feel I should assume it's Dilantin . I was told Dilantin doesn't attack everyone's liver ... comprehensive and they feel it's probably attributable to Dilantin and even though I didn't ask, I had the feeling this ... so I feel I'm going to a good place, has seen other Dilantin patients with liver disease.
So far? Whenever ... my Dilantin is slowly started to be reduced? I have a status seizure ... in the hospital to give this another try to get off Dilantin and onto probably now a combination of things including ... put me on a quinolone antibiotic, cancelling out the Dilantin , throwing me out of control since then, but when I ... Sorry if I'm misspelling that. BUT I was also on Dilantin in decreasing doses I do know going up on Lamictal ... , so did those two interact? My Dilantin levels were almost not detectable so it was thought...
... because I'm telling you - I'm terrified of taking Dilantin now. I think the damn drug is killing me. Can't ... no questions being asked, I do have to get off of Dilantin . The problem is - and then do what? I'm pretty unnerved ... been working with on an inpatient basis told me that Dilantin was the second drug developed for epilepsy and 1 of...
... read that others are having trouble regulating their Dilantin levels. This is the second time in a month that mine ... was such a big difference in generic phenytoin and Dilantin !
FYI.....beware of your levels taking any antibiotic...
... and wanted to say that many years ago when I was on Dilantin , my count skyrocketed to 40. I was at school and ... to the dentist, that was my lovely experience with Dilantin . I quickly found another drug to replace it....
... early days of my seizure disorder/epilepsy, I was on Dilantin , and had to take 700mg/day (at night since half life ... back to good old Tegretol. I never took the generic Dilantin since I'd heard it was not a good way to take AEDs ... . At the place I worked, all people put on Dilantin were warned against generic Dilantin; other AEDs can ... recommended for Tegretol either- haven't checked about Dilantin , but ya never know what foods might interact with...
... I am 52 years young and have been on 400-500mg dilantin since I was 15 years old. Over the last 5 years I ... that two people back in 2000 complained of effects of dilantin giving them the symptoms of MS. One guy, Kyle, was ... a carbon-copy of my situation (age and duration of dilantin therapy; Gaagle "dilantin and MS") to the extent where ... further checking on the interaction of aspirin with dilantin Turns out there have been several studies demonstrating ... that aspirin displaces dilantin from the protein that is responsible for eliminating ... it from the body...so that if you take aspirin with dilantin you can raise your dialntin levels. One study suggests ... references later.
So my thoughts/questions are
1) does dilantin cause demylenation much like what occurs in MS, The ... attaking the myelin sheath of the nerves?
2) Are " dilantin MS" symptoms reversible? and what is the prognosis ... for people with " dilantin MS".
3) Do you take aspirin with dilantin?
4) What ... medication is best to go on to when I go off dilantin ?
5) Will my MS come back?...I mean do I even have...
- What is it about epilepsy no one gets? 17th January 2005
... Dad had been mostly under control all his life with Dilantin , but he never had any bad side effects from the drug...
- Falling Over Stuff? 15th January 2005
... due to Z and my other meds interacting (primarially Dilantin ) and the weight loss caused. After Dilantin was reduced...
- looking for anything on depokote 14th January 2005
... was the worst. However, she never took Topomax or Dilantin , and I have heard those are touchy ones too.
Katie...
- Lamictal Rash: How long could it last after stopping meds? 8th January 2005
... Hello Everyone,
I am currently on Dilantin , have been taking it for 14 years, I recently decided ... that due to the side effects of Dilantin and being of child bearing age that I wanted to change...
- Lamictal and rash after months of being on meds?? 31st December 2004
... actually was hoping you could help me...I am currently on Dilantin , have been taking it for 14 years, I recently decided ... that due to the side effects of Dilantin and being of child bearing age that I wanted to change...
... completely rid of it.
I too was originally on Dilantin and felt like a zombie all the time. By the time I...
- Seizure in front of family!! 28th December 2004
... suffered for it. His body for some reason metabolizes the dilantin so fast that his levels are always low. Do if he misses...
- epilepsy and its effect on loved ones 21st December 2004
... intake. He has tried to commit suicide by overdosing on Dilantin because he felt that it wasn't worth living. His personalit...
... intake. He has tried to commit suicide by overdosing on Dilantin because he felt that it wasn't worth living. His personalit...
... mom is the worry. He will often put off getting his dilantin refilled because he won't leave work to pick it up...
- New Girl... 19th December 2004
... right side of my brain at nine. My doc put me on Dilantin and while the seizures stopped, I began to suffer ... and at the advice of my doctor, took myself off of Dilantin when I was eighteen. However, I've found that those...
- Depakote Problems 18th December 2004
... a rash, I was back to square one. I have been on Dilantin since I was 19, I'm now 55. It has almost killed...
... this stuff is so darned expensive. I'm alergic to Dilantin so I'll definitely talk to the neuro about another...
- Phenobarbital and Gelastic Seizures 11th December 2004
... to work. He has been on tegretol, topamax, keppra, dilantin , phenobarbital, lamictal and we use diastat for prolonged...
- Topamax Questions 9th December 2004
... educated after bad experiences (best example Teg, Depa, Dilantin ) that the HEAD NEURO issued to me. Now I read up...
... partial seizures. When I was a teenager I was on Dilantin , which caused my gums to swell and my teeth spread ... Neuro department. I had one that but me on that awful Dilantin . I think every doctor that I go to, I have issues...
... it so short.
I had very fast weight loss and my Dilantin levels shot through the roof; we found out the Dilantin ... complications I lost 25% of my body weight, and with Dilantin geting high level wise, I became toxic. I had to ... in my late 20's :) . Vision was bad (again, blame Dilantin , I was already OFF Zonegran).
When symptoms first ... reactions thankfully).
So you know; I was on TegXR, Dilantin , Keppra and Zonrgran at that time.
Best of luck...
- The day after your seizure?? 9th December 2004
... three years later I had the second and was put on Dilantin . The third one I had I'd kinda skimped on my meds...
- Hi, I'm new...and looking for others with Epilepsy 9th December 2004
... was normal. This second seizure I had, I was put on Dilantin . Well I started taking them and didn't have another ... the hospital all my blood work was normal except my dilantin level was quite low. Well, the last couple of weeks ... I've become so busy and I ran out of dilantin and I kept thinking I'll be ok I'll just pick them...
... life. I've been on cocktails of meds that include, Dilantin , Zoroton (not on those 2 anymore) Epilium and Lamictal...
... on Lexapro which I also wasn't taking along with my Dilantin for a week. It helped sooo much for about a year but...
- New 3rd December 2004
... coming in the door to take me to the hospital. I am on Dilantin at the moment, but the Neurologist is starting me...
- Seizures Worse 3rd December 2004
... monitoring and IV meds, but that's about it. The dilantin in the IV is usually a high dose and absorbed ver...
- Job Question 18th November 2004
... denied his CDL even though he'd been seizure free with dilantin for 20 years and was allowed to have a regular driver...
