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Dilantin and Nerve Pain: What Users Say

Nerve pain: mentioned by 3 users (3.8%)

Based on user experiences from 78 Dilantin reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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dizziness 15.4%
rash 7.7%
swelling 7.7%
seizures 6.4%
fever 5.1%
memory loss 5.1%
nerve pain 3.8%
osteoporosis 3.8%
tiredness 3.8%
weight gain 3.8%

Reviews for Dilantin

Showing 3 reviews tagged with "nerve pain". Clear filters to view all 78 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • nod...
  • July 15, 2007

For Seizures "I took Dilantin to control grand mal seizures for close to forty years. It worked fairly well for me, but it caused peripheral neuropathy in my feet, and I had to change to Neurontin, which has worked just as well. This adverse reaction was not mentioned to me until it was too late, and the nerve damage is irreversible."

7 / 10
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  • LJW...
  • August 14, 2017

For Epilepsy "I started Dilantin in 1974. About 25 years of taking it has given me peripheral neuropathy. No doctor in all those years told me that it might do this to me. I am changing over to Keppra, but the damage is done. My balance is off, and for pain, I take Lyrica. If Dilantin works for, that's great, but we should be informed that neuropathy might happen."

9 / 10
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  • Rog...
  • April 18, 2013

For Peripheral Neuropathy "I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 8 years old, I was put on Dilantin. When I was 65, my neurologist changed my meds 3 or 4 times, and I am now on Keppra twice a day with phenobarbital at night. I haven't had a problem in 6 years, but I developed neuropathy, which is a real pain. It makes me have balance problems."

6 / 10
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