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Phenobarbital or phenobarbitone (former BAN) is a barbiturate, first marketed as LuminalĀ® 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 It also has sedative and hypnotic properties but, as with other barbiturates, has been superseded by the benzodiazepi...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 Members) find Phenobarbital helpful
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Phenobarbital Reviews

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was on up until high school then was switched to tegretol, mysoline and dilantin. I still had seizures growing up, but didn't remember a lot of side-effects.
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Took when I was a child. Worked very well.
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working great
it worked.
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I took this when I first diagnose. It make me a zobie.
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it worked in pill form i was on it in hospital and then the doc slowly took me off why since it was working????
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helps alot
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working great
my dogs...not me
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If I dont forget to take it
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Discussions

  1. Advice: Phenobarbital
    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]
  2. Advice: Phenobarbital
    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]
  3. Discussion: 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]
  4. Discussion: 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]
  5. Discussion: 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]

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