[Info] dilantin side affects
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Dilantin I was on that all the way through school and it erased my memory, and I was lucky to have finished shool. When I came off Dilantin after like 26 years my memory came flooding back.I now have a great memory which my docs are surprised at because of all the meds I take.
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cat lover;
Re long term use of Dilantin:
First of all, I've been on Dilantin for 36 years.
My balance has been effected severely by this drug as well as my gait, short term memory and mood swings.
I'm constantly tripping and/or losing by balance, lost my drivers license about 10 yrs ago due to my poor judgement and jerky movements on the brake or eccellerator.
Constantly getting dizzy, can't look upward or to the sides without holding on to something.
Apathy was definitely happening and led to carpel tunnel surgery in both wrists about 10 yrs ago (my Neurologist says it's from long term use of Dilantin) and now I'm scheduled to have carpel tunnel surgery again, this time in both elbows. So it has shrunk my cerebellum, however, on the other side of that, it is 95% controlling my seizures and if I were to change MEDS, my seizures could come back, possibily more frequently and more severe.
Most of the new anti-epileptic drugs have not been out long enough to be tested for long term effects, it could be worse, that's the payoff.
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
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Re long term use of Dilantin:
First of all, I've been on Dilantin for 36 years.
My balance has been effected severely by this drug as well as my gait, short term memory and mood swings.
I'm constantly tripping and/or losing by balance, lost my drivers license about 10 yrs ago due to my poor judgement and jerky movements on the brake or eccellerator.
Constantly getting dizzy, can't look upward or to the sides without holding on to something.
Apathy was definitely happening and led to carpel tunnel surgery in both wrists about 10 yrs ago (my Neurologist says it's from long term use of Dilantin) and now I'm scheduled to have carpel tunnel surgery again, this time in both elbows. So it has shrunk my cerebellum, however, on the other side of that, it is 95% controlling my seizures and if I were to change MEDS, my seizures could come back, possibily more frequently and more severe.
Most of the new anti-epileptic drugs have not been out long enough to be tested for long term effects, it could be worse, that's the payoff.
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
Been on meds ever since.