phenytoin

Hello everyone. New to the forum. Just wanted to know if there is anyone out there that has ever changed their medication from phenytoin /dilantin to carbamezepine/tegretol and if so how was their experience. I have been on phenytoin for 9 years straight but after some breakthrough seizures we...

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Hi all, I've come across a lab book. Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data By Mary Lee. In Google book search. Anyway on page 93 books states that a Whole 50%!! of tonic-clonic seizures are controlled with serum levels of less than 7mg/L!! Just enter "dilantin level less than 10" in...

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I've had a number of seizures, as a result of brain surgery to remove a brain tumor in 1996. The tumor was discovered after I had a seizure. After removing the tumor, I was placed on seizure control medication - first Tegratol (spelling?), and then Dilantin...

I was in a doctor's office reading a magazine read phenytoin cause bone loss. I talked to my neuro and I ask him and he said yes. :e: I took Dilantin for 32 years so I want be tested I told him. :bigmouth: So next month when I see him where going to talk about me having a bone...

I had my first seizures last fall while sleeping (at age 49) and have been on Dilantin for about 7 months now. I have not had a seizure since which of course is great. But, I am worried about the side effects of Dilantin. At first I just thought I was adjusting to it but now I think otherwise...

Is any one here taking Dilantin like I am I've been takeing it for the past 3 years now and just wondering if I'm the only one.

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I've been taking Dilantin for about 40 years. Last night I started Googling the word 'dilantin', and of course, all sorts of information popped up. I read quite a bit of it. As I read the lists of "side effects", my present existence made total sense, though I am not happy with the knowledge...

I've been on dilantin for 26 years now and although I haven't had any stomach pain from it, I have had other symptoms. You should talk to your Doc. about this and maybe he can find another med for you.(I'm not in the medical profession so I'm only going on past experiences) It is...