Dilantin vs tegretol
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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?
yes app, keppra works well for both, i have just started this medication as i have been on sodium valporte and tegretol for many years, im slowly coming of the tegretol and going onto keppra, and if everything gos well they will then start to reduce the soduim valporte, i hope this has helped you in some way, if you like i can keep you informed of how things are going.
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.
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Hi, these are the side effects related with tegretol intake. Visual hallucinations, transient diplopia, oculomotor disturbances, nystagmus, cortical lens opacities etc. Are you on some other drugs too? Eye related side effects are rare, but do consult the doctor. Visit website http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/tegretol.htm for more information.
If you have a seizure then I would advise you to continue taking Tegretol for now. Headache is not a common side effect of Tegretol, it would be unusual to have it. However, if you feel the headache is clearly related to the Tegretol then I would advise seeing a neurologist specializing in Headache in order to figure out what kind of headache you have. You appear to have been given a diagnosis of chronic tension headache.
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.
I have Grand Mal seizures, and have been told that during my seizure episode that i get violent with the thrashing. I was managed on Dilantin 300mg a day which made me increasingly sleepy, then i was placed on Valproic ACidd 4 times a day. Now am managed on Tegretol 200mg 3 times a day. July was the last time i had a seizure (I took myself of the medications and I havent had one seizure since then...
ve read a statement from a Psychiatrist that Tegretol is always more successful for them than Trileptal is. Go to Bipolarworld - the Dr. in charge of that wrote a abstract of his experience using Tegretol vs Trileptal for BP. But Tegretol usually has side effects. http://www.bipolarworld.org/bipolarworld/Medications/Mood%20Stabilizers/stabmeds_main.
I also have been on Depakote for many years. I'm 39 & went on it about 20 or 25 yrs. ago. Had my 1st seizure when I was 2 y.o. Since have been diagnosed w/Epilepsy & have had episodes of all kinds...over past 20 years have been mostly Grand Mal & maybe a couple partial-complex..but usually Grand Mal. Dilantin, Tegretol, Topamax, Neurontin, Lamictal & recently Keppra have not worked for me. I am now back full-force on Depakote & doing better.
i am suffering from bilaterial tn for last 34 yrs i take tegretol and neurontin one of each three times a day during the attack of pain, but once the pain goes i stop taking them.
u can try tegretol after consulting your doctor, it is the only medicine that arrests the pain of tn. and when combined with other anti convulsant drugs like, dilantin, or neurontin, it works even better.
Very itchy now spread all over body. I have recently been changed over from Dilantin to Tegretol for seizures and ever since I have had this rash. Going on 2 months. I have been very irritable and short of breath having to use my nebulizer to compensate. Doctor has been moving and I have not been able to see her. I researched on internet and found that I have some of the symptoms but not all of the symptoms for this drug change.
t have another until I was 3 months pregnant with my third son. Was put on Tegretol. I firmly believe it is due to hormones. I have been on Tegretol and Topomax for many years now. I too was looking for herbal supplements - with my medication still - and so took what was prescribed to me. I ended up on the floor with a huge bang on my head and two black eyes the other night. What happened? I don't know.
Another drug which is commonly used in this setting is phenytoin or Dilantin. Maybe you can start this with your mother, but this also has side effects and hence may not suit her. Please do not start any medication without consulting her doctor.
Take care!
I took neutontin for several years until it started to take more and more to acheive the same level of pain relief at which time my Doctor switched me to LYRICA 75mg 3 times a day. Except for the occassional flare up the LYRICA seems to work.
DEAR DR,
I BEEN DIAGNOST 12 YEARS AGO WITH CYSTS IN IN MY BRAIN AND I STARTED GETTING SIZURES AND THEY PUT ME IN MEDICATIONS AND AND IT STOPS AND I CAME TO AMERICA AND I WAS SIZURE FREE FOR 11 YEARS AND FIRST 4 YEARS I WAS ON DILANTIN AND TEGRETOL AND I WAS GETTING PROBLEMS ON MY LIVER AND AFTER I CHANGED MY DR HE PUT ME ON TRILAPTAL AND AGAIN I WAS OK TILL 2008 JUNE WITH MY NEW MRI IT SHOWED NEW LISIONS AND MY DR PUT ME ON ANTIBIOTICS AND DECADRON THEN I GOT STRONG SIZURE SO BAD I WAS ON
I have been diagnosed with a Partial Complex Seizure Disorder for almost 7 years and no one knows what is causing them. I have been to specialists in Minnesota at Mincep, tried on several medications, but nothing seems to work. I had been going to one doctor for 4 years until she told me she could no longer help me and referred me to another neurologist. Well now I'm taking Dilantin (was already prescribed) , Gabitril, Celexa, Klonapin, and Darvocett for the migraines.
But you would also need an anti seizure medication possibly like tegretol or dilantin and that should be given in an ER!! Obviously stopping the coke will help as you know. But something else is going on besides withdrawal from the coke-IMO. Please who cares if you were there earlier-demand some kind of treatment! Keep us updated. Im worried for you.
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