I'm new here and have threw quick intro of myself in the Foyer earlier today.
I am currently on phenytoin which are 100mg capsules. My dosage is 450mg per day so I alternate 400mg then 500mg every other day. After my breakthrough on Monday, the ER blood tests came back at 7.8. Obviously, this is below the 10-20 therapeutic range but my neurologist has always to tried to keep me at ~10 over the last 12 years. I've only had to bump up once from 300mg/daily to 450mg/daily. This gives me the impression that it was not that far out of range. Do you think that is a fair statement or assumption to take? I understnad if this question results in ..."Well, it depends".
Also, how often do those on phenytoin or dylantin get blood levels checked? My neurologist has not tested me for over 2.5 years and informed me that frequent blood draws could result in inaccurate level counts. That seems really long for me to not be tested. Any thoughts or recommendations on how frequent one should be tested?
Cheers,
Mike
I am currently on phenytoin which are 100mg capsules. My dosage is 450mg per day so I alternate 400mg then 500mg every other day. After my breakthrough on Monday, the ER blood tests came back at 7.8. Obviously, this is below the 10-20 therapeutic range but my neurologist has always to tried to keep me at ~10 over the last 12 years. I've only had to bump up once from 300mg/daily to 450mg/daily. This gives me the impression that it was not that far out of range. Do you think that is a fair statement or assumption to take? I understnad if this question results in ..."Well, it depends".
Also, how often do those on phenytoin or dylantin get blood levels checked? My neurologist has not tested me for over 2.5 years and informed me that frequent blood draws could result in inaccurate level counts. That seems really long for me to not be tested. Any thoughts or recommendations on how frequent one should be tested?
Cheers,
Mike