User Reviews for Phenytoin

Dilantin (phenytoin): I have been on this medication for years. I do not take it on a daily basis. When pain pills do not work so good I take a Dilantin to help stop the pain. I have found if you take any of the medications for this disorder your body gets used to it and have to up the dose. I also take Ativan at night if I am not able to sleep because of pain and do not take it every night because my body will get used to it. This is the worst thing I think a person can get and have to live with because it is like getting beat in the face everyday all day long. Oh and do not have your tooth pulled thinking it will get better ... because I have pulled all mine and still have the same pain.

Dilantin (phenytoin): Very effective for Trigeminal Neuralgia for past 2 years at 500mg daily. Not so great now, so I must have built tolerance to it, as I'm having daily bouts of pain again.

Dilantin (phenytoin): Stops the pain but makes me too dizzy to function. My doctor also doesn't like the long term effects on the cerebellum.