dilantin and seizures

Hi and thank you for your response. To answer your questions, I have been on dilantin since April 1 or 2 , 2008. There is no family history and I'm not sure what kind of seizure I had, I was never told. All they said was it was my full brain and not a specific point so they ruled out a stroke, or brain tumor. I haven't been cutting back on the dilantin I take 300 mgs. a day, which I was told is a low dosage. I don't know because I know nothing about this kind of thing.

The reason he stopped taking his meds is because the doctor put him on phenobarbital and he has a hard time getting up in the morning and getting around. A long time ago when we first met he was on Dilantin and I think I am going to ask the Dr. to put him back on it because that seemed to work the best for him and he just cant get used to the phenobarbital and he still gets the shakes.

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. Anxiety, sleeplessness, feeling cold, anger, seeing dead people in sleep, nausea, little appetite, shakineness are usually not due to the withdrawl of dilantin.Reduce your dose gradually to avoid seizures. Limiting Dilantin Withdrawal Refer http://epilepsy.emedtv.

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.

I have been going through seizures since I was 12yrs. and now I'm 54. At first they were bad seizures and my neur. but me on dilantin and other meds. and then as I was growing up they would be daily and then they experment with my med levels and they got my seizures down to a couple a week. When I was about 34 I moved and had to go to another neur. and he took all kinds of test and a MRI.

i started taking dilantin and im late for my period almost 4 weeks.

I would recommend consulting your Neurologist. Together, you and your Neurologist can weigh the pros and cons of taking Dilantin or possibly another medication.

I am 60 and was diagnosed with complex partial seizures when I was 42. An MRI at that time showed an old brain injury in the left temporal lobe (probably due to a car accident when I was 18). At the time of diagnosis, I was starting to go through menopause. It took some time to become stable on Dilantin (generic) at 450 mg and I had a testing level of about 12-14 for years. Since last August I have had two surgeries, including a total hysterectomy. In October 2008 my Dilantin level was 19.

I started having seizures when I was 12 yrs. and they put me on dilantin and other meds. they never got under control so good until I went to a new doctor (because I moved) and at that time I was about 38, and the doctor did a MRI and other test. He then said to me the first thing we have to do is get you off of dilantin. He showed me that that pill was eating up half of my brain (it is called cerebellar atrophy). He slowly put me on different levels of Keppra and I haven't been better.

My new neurologist wants me to try depakote after keppra, dilantin, and dilantin and topamax together have failed. They did not control my seizures and I had horrible side effects. I have been using my medical marijuana which my neurologist never had anything bad to say about it just wants me to try another pill as well. I'm worried about the side effects and whether they will work when these others haven't..

I'm only 29 yrs. old and have been taking Dilantin since I was 15yr. old. My seizures have been under control the only time I actually had full blown seizures is when I was a teenager and I missed doses I had one and When my doctor decided to take me off my dilantin gradually since I hadn't had a seizure for 6 yrs. but, when I got completely off the medicine I had a full blown seizure from it.

16 years ago i had 2 ideopathic seizures.Had all the tests. Put on Dilantin. Inquired about the origin of my seizures with my neurologist. Told we would never know. Took meds religiously. No seizures for 16 years---until a couple of weeks ago. Had a grand mal, stopped breathing, rushed to hospital. Told to take more Dilantin[4200 mgs a week]. Had MRI---showed non specific white matter. Saw seizure specialist,she suggested cortical dysplasia. Is this epilepsy? How unusual is my case?

I'm a 48 yr old black female who began having seizures 7-8 yrs ago. they have increased to about 1 time a week. I'm taking 750 mg of Keppra and Dilantin 100mg 2 x a day.

Google Dilantin side effects and Dilantin withdrawal.

if the levels are high, in the toxic range, and then your dose is cut down and your episodes stop, then it could be the dilantin. But non-toxic (normal) dilantin levels to my knowledge do not cause sleep attacks. If you are suffering from sleep attacks, one possibility is a sleep disorder. Sleep apnea, which is due to increased resistance in your airway during sleep, can lead to poor ventilation.

Does prednisone effect dilantin and lamictal levels? I've been on dilantin and lamictal for over 5 years for seizures. I'm being tested for autoimmune hepatitis, I just had a liver biopsy. I don't want to take a chance on having a seizure.

Mom told them about some situations that occurred and they put me on regular dilantin, tegretol and 10mg of valium. Sure I still slept alot, but I knew when I was going to sleep. Like the Doctor said you have the weigh the good with the bad. When the meds stops the seizures, she'll come around. I did. I hope this helps!!!.... Your Friend!

Because I was on Trileptal and Dilantin. Dilantin made my gums swell so I had to have surgery on my gums. Hope this helps...

From my experience no but people do grow out of it if they are lucky enough our healed from it. I was on Dilantin, Phenobarbital and Lamictal three years ago. My Dr took me off of Dilantin and no more problems. I was on Dilantin over twenty years and i was scared. Let me know what happens because depending on your dosage you would be off of it or almost by now. I wish you the best.

ve been taking 600mg dilantin, 30mg valium and up to 150mg morphine a day since this whole thing in 1994 or 95. Cut back to 500 dilantin and 20 valium but that was months and months ago. I unfortunately know all too much about status seizures and except for my parrot Max I live alone. A risky choice but mine. Good neighbors help, make sure I take the meds, stop by a few times a day and what they can, but I wasn't afraid anymore and now I am again and it just really *****.

They took blood tests, and again she showed low levels of Dilantin. They did a CT scan and there were no signs of a stoke. They said she was having seizures based on her low Dilantin levels. The gave her two injections of Dilantin, she seemed fine and they sent her home. Now she seems fine again, although a little weak, dizzy, and tired, but pretty good for having three back to back episodes. We went to a follow up appointment with her general doctor on Monday.

seizures from alcohol-relationship withdraw had seizure March 7 ( 2) and again March 14 (3) was in hospital for 10 days, ER/ MD put me on Dilantin, ordered new EEG,had June 15, normal reading. after review of EEG, had my drivers licence pulled and ordered another EEG. for mid Aug/early Sept. MY QUESTION is why, when these seizures are alcohol withdraw related, not epilepsy. I have been dry since that day of March 7 and do go to A/A I'm male, age 51...

Two meta-analyses (an analytic study combining the results of several clinical trials) done by Sirven, et al (2004) and Tremont-Lukats, et al (2008) showed no benefit to giving anti-epileptic drugs in general, and Dilantin in particular, to patients with brain tumors in order to prevent an initial seizure. Your husband may have an option not to take Dilantin since there's no difference in outcome. You can check out the articles yourself: www.mayoclinicproceedings.

t witness but the symptoms were that of a seizure according to the Doctor who saw him in the hospital (he had a fall at the time and had superficial facial wounds) The doctor put him on dilantin and they did an EEG. Then he was taken off the dilantin because the EEG didn't show anythin g. A month later in the night he had two grand mal seizures and at that time a full workup was done at the hospital.

Hi Michelle, My son has Epilepsy and was on Dilantin the majority of his "epilepsy life" with wonderful effect. Several years later he developed a rash (not hives) all over his body and started having odd muscle movements also envolving his entire body. The neurologist told me that he had developed an allergy to Dilantin and to never use it again as a treatment. We discontinued the Dilantin while he was in the hospital while introducing a different medication.

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