I took Dilantin for years..discovered way later on that this med and phenobarbital pulls the calcium from your bones...
8 mg twice a day phenobarbital as well as adding another 500 mg keppra to what he was taking. He has been very drowsy and started stumbling and falling into walls. He is also dragging his back feet like he's not picking up his feet. I'm very worried about my baby. Has anyone else had this experience?
I talked to the vet and am going back to just 500mg of keppra with the phenobarbital twice daily. Any advice would be much appreciated.
As this occurs, the margin between an intoxicating dosage and fatal dosage becomes smaller. Symptoms of acute intoxication with phenobarbital include unsteady gait, slurred speech, and sustained nystagmus. Mental signs of chronic intoxication include confusion, poor judgment, irritability, insomnia, and somatic complaints . Please consult a neurologist and discuss this with him . If the drug is discontinued after some time , you need not worry . Hope this helps you . Take care and regards !
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Hi,
My 6 yr old chihuahua has just been diagnosed with epilepsy. He has been having seizures everyday for the past week. My vet just put him on Phenobarbita for the seizures. He took his first dose on Monday and it is Wed and he is still having them, although they don't seem as intense. Does anyone know how long these drugs take to work and if it is a guarantee that they will stop the seizures.
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I have a TSH of 0.24 and T4 of 1.04. I have been on Dilantin for 30 years. I have been on Thyroid replacement therapy for 18 years with monthly injection of B12. I have had extreme fatigue and chest pains. Seeing neurologist for medicine change and have be referred to endocrinologist. How concerned should I be? What tests should be given? Is this my pituitary gland?
5 kgs and was issued 15mg tablets, to be divided in half and taken twice a day. SInce taking the medication, my dog has been acting very different. He wanders relessly around the house, low energy and lethargic, staring as if in a trance, flying through air as if he's superdog. IT's all so unusual.
Can you please share with me if you have experienced this with your pet? It's very sad to watch him go through this, and more so because I don't know what more I could be doing.
The only unfortunate part of my story is that I take 350mg of dilantin daily and 2000mg of depakene or volproic acid daily. Over time Dr.U said this could damage my liver and what I am noticing is I can't lose weight no matter how hard I try.
Question-
1. Is there anyone out there taking the approx. dosage of meds as I?
2.
Hello Dear,
Stopping Dilantin quickly is not recommended. Although Dilantin is not addicting and is not likely to be abused, stopping it too quickly can cause seizures to worsen.
Dilantin Withdrawal Symptoms
The most significant Dilantin withdrawal symptom is a seizure. Suddenly stopping Dilantin can increase your risk of seizures These seizures can be especially severe and very difficult to control.
my neuro is taking me off dilantin slowly. i take 400mg daily . my neuro told me dilantin will cause mood swings and cause me to be irritable and was hard on your body after being on them so long. i have started keppra and dropping 1 dilantin a month . i was told my moods will improve and i will start to think more clearly. my neuro told me dilantin does slow your thinking and leaves you in a fog.
When I was on Tegretol, I had many diagnoses for glasses and each year the prescription got worse and my eye sight seemed dull and in fact the whole world seemed dull to my senses. It was like looking at the world with someone elses eyes not my own. While walking around the sidewalks, I sometimes came upon stop signs or red lights telling me not to cross the streets but, in my mind while on Tegretol, I went right ahead and crossed the street anyways. I had no sense of danger what-so-ever.
I took 2 old, and 1 new for about a month, then 2 new and 1 old, and am now on 3 new dilantin 100mg. every day. I have been on this for about 2 weeks, and I have not had any problem at all. I do feel kinda nervous about it, though, and never leave home without my medical card in my wallet. (something I never even had to think about with the old dilantin). How about you? Are you on the new capsules? If so, how are you doing?
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