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Dilantin - long term side affects/ health problems caused by taking phenytoin ?

I took phenytoin 150mg 3x a day from nov 2004-oct 2005 before starting this medication I seemed alot smarter I read some old writtings i did before my first seizure in nov 2004 and before i started ...

Posted 10 Dec 2012 1 answer

Will phenytoin stop my seizures from stopping xanax cold turkey?

I've been taking xanx for 7 months buying them off the streets because I don't have a doctor and when I don't have a xanax I have a seizure.will phenytoin stop my seizures while I try ...

Posted 11 Jul 2012 2 answers

Phenytoin - My mother had a Grand Mal seizure and was placed on Dilantin?

That was like 15 years ago never had another one, she fell not to long ago and went in the hospital she was having problems walking.What i would like to know is there a difference in the drug ...

Posted 19 Mar 2012 1 answer

Di-Phen - I began taking Phenytoin 3 times a day on Jan.8. I have been unable to walk at all?

... without someone to help me because I am very dizzy when I get up. I can sit up for short periods of time but basically I have been lying down for over a month. I stopped taking the meds by ...

Posted 12 Feb 2012 0 answers

What other seizure med can you suggest other than phenytoin & divalproex - without the side effects?

About a year ago I had a seizure, It turned out to be brain cancer, I had it cut out and after the doctor put me on Phenytoin to control any more seizures, But over the past month my throat hurts so ...

Posted 3 Aug 2011 1 answer

Phenytoin - can this cause a loss of smell & taste or is it more likely to be from a brain aneurysm?

Di-Phen - I had a brain aneurysm clamped and was placed on Phenytoin (generic Dilantin) to prevent seizures. I have lost my sense of smell and taste. Do you know if this could be a side-effect of the ...

Posted 12 Jun 2011 1 answer

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