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Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar f tn I have no idea if you can. I really think this is a question for your doctor.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn i have been on dilantin for over 25 years . i to have very bad mood swings and i just cant take any stress at all . 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.
Avatar n tn I was on Dilantin for many of my childhood years and it really wrecked my teeth!! Made the gums grow so huge, pushing my teeth so far out of line that some got removed. When I stopped taking Dilantin, my gums dropped down to the proper size, but it left my teeth sticking up, exposing the roots! Too often, doctors don't tell you about the side effects that you'll have to live with! They're only there to find something to control the seizures.
Avatar n tn 3 and they gave him a loading dose of 500mg. PO of dilantin, and 500mg. IV Dilantin. He is very regimented taking his Dilantin and does not miss doses. And told him to take 400mgs. today. I have a call in to our family Dr. and waiting for a return. We were being seen by a Neurologist, but she abruptly cancelled my husbands January appt. and said she was leaving town for a month, and did not refer us to any other Dr. so we saw the family Dr. who is prescribing.
Avatar n tn My husband was recently diagosed with glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer. The neurosurgeon put him on Dilantin "for life." He isn't even going to check blood levels. My husband has not had any seizures. Does this seem appropriate?
542332 tn?1214592336 Lim I saw my neurosurgeon yesterday and we agreed that the Dilantin I have been taking is not the best long term treatment for my TN so I am going to have PSR (Percutaneous stereotactic radiofrequency rhizotomy) on August 7. My doctor is going to try to create the smallest lesion possible and hopefully the resulting facial numbness will be light.
Avatar f tn i just started taking dilantin and im 4 weeks late for my peiod and not pregnant
Avatar f tn i can only take ibuprofen , but my level as of llast week was 10. i have took dilantin for many years and this problem has just started for me to. im trying to get my level to stay normal to. i will check out the site that becky found to.
1924139 tn?1322798705 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.
Avatar f tn I've been taking Dilantin for sleep seizures for 43 years. No problems before, but recently I'm having trouble making any decisions and I'm getting scatter-brained. What are the long-term effects of Dilantin?
327385 tn?1378360731 im hoping to get off dilantin completly in a couple months.
Avatar n tn Google Dilantin side effects and Dilantin withdrawal.
Avatar m tn m really sorry for anyone who has been on dilantin, but especially for those who have been on it for years. Wish docs would more easily acknowledge the long term impacts of all seizure meds.
1808278 tn?1338484942 No seizure activity, no crazy *** moodiness, no bad dreams. And today my dentist told me that Dilantin is to blame for needing a BRIDGE. And a root canal, and two crowns. TWO? What does my dentist plan to GET for that work? I'm suing the doctor who gave me those meds without any warnings about side effects. I'm a hot damn lawyer (prior to seizures) and I plan to make a come-back. (And all of my friends from law school are wayyyyy into messing with him, too.
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar m tn My husband has is dilantin very low and I was wondering if he can increase his medication to 200 mg.I was also wondering why does that keep happening and what is the side effects for the dilantin.
Avatar f tn She told me that there was nothing she could do for me. I have been in the Emergency room many many times hoping for relief. I thought at one time Allegra had been my life saver, however it wasnt. I get medical help through my indian tribe, but what they dont carry in their pharmacy you cant get without paying out of pocket. I cannot afford an allergy test. they cost anywhere from $400-1500.I have ruled out everything I can even going without coffee.
684343 tn?1231430840 also used for bipolar disorder....dilantin is another anti-seizure drug that is sometimes used for anxiety..it blocks nerve impulses and has a side effect of mild sedation so therefore helps anxiety..
Avatar f tn Hi, I am 31 yr old female and been on Dilantin for 15 years for JME have myoclonic jerks 2grandmals and possibly partial seizures. Recently I have had a lot of issues. Bad headaches, twitching in my arm, brain fog, cant remember things, Completely exhausted to the point of I cant make it through the day without falling asleep. and at night waking up in places I did not fall asleep in not knowing how I got there.
1808278 tn?1338484942 Have my teeth become grey and decayed because I have to take Dilantin? One year into Dilantin and I have to have four front teeth pulled. Previously healthy. Gums are in good order as I brush them 5x daily.
Avatar f tn t be episodic, it would more likely be more constant, or at least related to your dilantin dose. That is relatively easy to figure out, because all it would require is for blood levels of dilantin to be checked: 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.
Avatar m tn Since she still has the clot, it would seem normal to still have regular monitoring, and I am not sure why the medication was stopped - was that the doctor, or for other reasons, that it was ceased? Dilantin is to prevent seizures - but what about the clot?