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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 It also has sedative and hypnotic properties but, as with other barbiturates, has been superseded by the benzodiazepi...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
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used it in college. It worked. Thought it made me feel stupid. So, I quit. Later I discovered my brain injury.
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Worked ok. I the tinglies were stopped by it.
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I've been on them too long for 47yrs that cannot tell what are side effects & are symptoms of my many multiple health problems
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loved it, but my dr. took me off-i was taking 1 every nite.when i learned of the effects of long terms use i stoped.it.i got a FULL night sleep & wokeup to a good day.
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first drug not good lost my good sleeper
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just started on 4yr old first dose last night. we are scared.
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I had been put on Pheno a few months ago because I have been having more epileptic seizures within the last 2 years.
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They are starting her off slow so, she is still experiencing simple partial seisures. I am worried about the side effects.
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I take 1 phenobarb in morning, 2 phenobarbs at noon, 1 pheneobarb at supper time, and 2 pheneobarbs at night
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Did not like barbituates,would
not recomend them to anyone.
I felt like like I was dying
and I nearly did.
not recomend them to anyone.
I felt like like I was dying
and I nearly did.
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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] -
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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]
