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(also known as Phenytoin)
Phenytoin sodium (marketed as Dilantin® in the USA and as Epanutin® in the UK, by Parke-Davis, now part of Pfizer) is a commonly used antiepileptic. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1953 for use in seizures. Phenytoin acts to damp the unwanted, runaway brain activity seen in seizure by reducing ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 484 |
66% |
| Brain Injury | 7 |
100% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 3 |
67% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 2 |
100% |
| Depression | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 68% (516
Members)
find Dilantin helpful
Dilantin Reviews
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After taking only 2 doses of Keppra, he had a hard seizure each time. Discontinued use.
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Don't remember.Too young
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allergy
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Used while in hospital
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is ok but needs level checks regularly, sometimes my levels have been out of balance and the side affects where blurred vision and loss of balance.
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had an alergic reaction to it when I was 8 or 9 yrs. old
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makes exremely tired
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works
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helped stop seizures when I was on this with two others, but was a basket case. I was in a different world.
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Worked, but had an unwanted side effect, had to get off of it.
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