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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 | 608 |
66% |
| Brain Injury | 12 |
83% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 4 |
75% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 2 |
100% |
| Muscular Dystrophies | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 68% (650
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Dilantin Reviews
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Took Dilantin since I was diagnosed with epilepsy, being 6 years old.
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It works well, when I don't forget to take it.
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didn't work
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I was taking Chantix to quit smoking and on day 13 I had 2 grand mal seizures.
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Worked short term
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Weight gain was uncontrollable. Hard to concentrate and short term memory was really bad. dizzyness and nausea when driving at night.
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allergic
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alregic reaction very severe
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Worked for a few years unitl siezures progressively got worse.No side effects from medication until after surgery.
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They give this too me in the hospital but having no children and wanting them they said it can damage my reproductive organs.
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Discussions
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Anxiety connection to seizures & sores
Thank you, Bon Temps. I needed to have someone other than myself to show this person that it is possible. Dilantin was prescribed, and unfortunate... [More] -
Genetic Test @ Pain Clinics- SKEPTICAL
It's bullsh*t. Plain and simple. My ability to metabolize half the drugs on the market is altered not by my DNA but by the fact I have been on Dilanti... [More] -
10 Types of Medications That Can Make You Feel Dep
AARP Home » Health » Drugs & Supplements »10 Types of Medication... 10 Types of Medications That Can Make You Feel Depressed ... [More] -
reflexology and epilepsy
Hi Francess, Do you take Dilantin? Are you a Diabetic? Neuropathy pain and overall Neuropathy is something that usually happens to someone who has ha... [More] -
DOES ANY ONE KNOW ABOUT MEDS
hmm.. on the other hand of thought, there are some meds that can cause an increase of weight gain, such as Dilantin. [More]
