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Phenobarbital or phenobarbitone (former BAN) is a barbiturate, first marketed as Luminal® by Farbwerke Fr. Bayer and Co. It is the most widely used anticonvulsant worldwide and the oldest still in use. It also has sedative and hypnotic properties but, as with other barbiturates, has been superseded by the benzodiazepi... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 181 |
65% |
| Depression | 2 |
100% |
| Heroin Addiction & Reco... | 2 |
100% |
| Cerebral Palsy | 1 |
100% |
| Cirrhosis | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (190
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Phenobarbital Reviews
Considering
it kept most seizures at bay, but had ill side effects. i'm off it now.
Not Working
I used thsi when I was a kid .It was too much,made me feel groggy
Not Working
It drugged me so bad I never got up to the dosage I was supposed to be on.
Not Working
My body got used to it and I started to have seizures while on the meds
Not Working
Put me to sleep in class and the seizures still came back
Not Working
seizures uncontrolled
Not Working
Had allergic reaction
Not Working
Did not work
Not Working
ON AS A CHILD DID NOT WORK WAS CHANGED
Not Working
Did not work. Was the first medication I took when I was 11 and did not control my seizures.
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I have been on Pheno for several years. I do not know about hormonal imbalance but it can be helpful for panic attacks. You should know that it's u... [More] -
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I remember having panic attacks during my childhood, from being bullied in school. My question is: can Phenobarbital be prescribed to control a hormon... [More] -
Go old Phenobarbital
Pheno was one of the very first meds I took when I first began seizing. It made me feel drowsy, and nauseous.I was lethargic for the most part.It tast... [More] -
Go old Phenobarbital
Phenobarbital is one of three siezure meds. I take. I was just wondering if it was precribed very often any more and if so how are people's experienc... [More] -
Weaning off Med(Phenobarbital)
You pray and if it doesn't work, pray some more. What's going to happen will happen no matter how much sleep you lost etc etc. When I was 15 I was wea... [More]
