Seizure medications dilantin
Common Questions and Answers about Seizure medications dilantin
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s job to manage medications. She/he is most familiar with medications your husband will need. Neurosurgeon focus is not medication management. I hope this helps.
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A month later in the night he had two grand mal seizures and at that time a full workup was done at the hospital. He is now back on dilantin and has been seizure free with the side effects that a lot of people mention (slightly disoriented at times, light headed etc) However he has had a cough at night since then and it can be quite bad. He isn't able to get a good nights sleep (nor am I) since then. His chest Xray was fine. Has anyone else had a problem with this?
I hate you are experiencing this, as I am on Dilantin as well.
Which came first? Your fears or your hives? Think about it, I know nerve problems can cause people to have the hives. Have you been going through some traumatic times or had problems arise?
You are in a difficult prediciment with no insurance, so you will have to figure this out on your own.
I've been taking 500mg of dilantin for 15 years now as a result of brain surgery and it's been hell. It ruins my teeth, 8 years ago I had my entire mouth rebuilt but now it all needs redone. I'm told some people in this small Costa Rican town think I'm a drunk but I haven't drank even beer for more than 20 years.
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.
You have had a seizure-free period for a long time. This recent seizure must have been triggered by something.
Your case is unusual. researchers have found varied reports of chances of a second or a third attack. Your chances of a further seizure are somewhere between 15 to 25 %. But another seizure can be prevented with dilantin.
Hope this helps.
Hi my Jake is a 18 month old border collie mix who started having seizures about three months ago. The first seizure was followed by another one two months later. The vet did blood work and diagnosed him with idiopathic epilepsy. She put him on 500 mg of keppra ER twice a day. He had a seizure every two weeks for the next month. When we went back to the vet she put him on 64.8 mg twice a day phenobarbital as well as adding another 500 mg keppra to what he was taking.
(Docs used forcets when I was born and the soft spot never healed) Anyhow, I was tried on several anti-seizure meds. pheno with dilantin was one of them. The interns told Mom they had to slow my system down. 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.
I too had a "breakthrough" seizure while on Dilantin after being seizure free for 16 years. Like you had all the tests---all negative.MDs not sure why this happened, obviously I'm very frustrated. Could your seizure be indicative of some other underlying problem, ie. MS or an autoimmune disease. I too have started taking Lamictal. I'm worried about another event.
If no reversible cause is found, then the patient may have to be maintained on anti-seizure medications for an indefinite period of time. The best that you can do for now is make sure he is able to take in the medications prescribed. You can also ask your doctor if there are any ongoing clinical trials or studies that can offer some assistance regarding the provision of medications. Be strong. Regards and God bless.
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.
Dilantin can certainly cause dizziness, and the sensation that the eyes are moving (what is termed nystagmus) but the levels of dilantin typically go down after days of stopping the medication. It is possible that the symptoms are the side effects of other medications, such as other seizure medications if any are being taken.
Chest pain would not be due to the bleed in the brain, and investigation for cardiac causes of the chest pain is indicated.
my stepdad has been recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder. He feels more sick on the medication than he did beforehand. Hes constantly throwing up from being so nauseous , he explains what he says his limbs are gonna explode, he also gets pounding headaches. He is on 1500mg 2x daily. Anyone else experience anything like this??
Hi everyone, I have been on Dilantin 300mg. for 30 years, with excellent results. During that time I have had only one breakthrough seizure, and that was 18 years ago. My question regards folic acid. I have done some research and found that dilantin can lower folic acid levels, but I have also read that folic acid can interfere with dilantin, lowering the blood level, and setting one up for a possible breakthrough seizure.
I am on 500mg Dilantin daily as a seizure maintenance drug which works fine. I'm also on 100mg topomax daily as a migraine maintenance drug. I've run out of my Dilantin and want to know how many topomax would be the equivalent temporary substitution for Dilantin?
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
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t had a seizure for 6 yrs. but, when I got completely off the medicine I had a full blown seizure from it. Either way I'm stuck on this medication and I'm very worried from the side effects it say it has for prolonged user. I've been told memory loss, osteoporosis and liver disease. I told my doctor that this medication would be the cause of my death. If anyone know's of any other medication that works good in place of Dilantin please let me know.
Apparently, taking calcium at the same time as dilantin can prevent the dilantin from getting absorbed into your blood. After being seizure free for almost 25 years, I had two seizures, and, of course, was completely devistated. None of the doctors or pharmacists knew why, and like you Chris, I'm sure they thought that after 35 years I must have started to just forget.
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