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Dilantin

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Inez, KY

Does anyone else still take Dilantin for their seizures? My doctors have had me on it for years and they just keep increasing it.

August 8, 2019
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Keppra and eplim replaced dilantin. I think your neuro need a wake up call.

August 19, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

meds didnt work for me. dilantin made me have worst and frequent seizures. i am on keppra and phenobarbital. i took almost all the meds with no help. i had to go on the keto diet and (just a year ago) cbd oil. i used to have um 1 a hour or so. now i am seizure free or a spaceout seizure that i done know (someone else pointed me out).
but again everyone is different

August 8, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I took Dilantin for years. I had to stop taking it because I got hyperplasia. I was very sick. I did Tegretol for years and was taken off around 2009 time frame. I took Epival till 2013 and was removed from that also. I've been off anticonvulsants since 2015. I still have seizures and am using CBD Oil and Daily Essential Nutrients from Hardy Nutritional's to help control my seizures and anxiety.

August 8, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Goodmorning Bryan. Thank you for your informative message. In terms of keppra I have LOST TOO MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS due to “suicide” and when our family and my people (I’m a Canadian Blackfoot Lady) have lost that many relatives and friends it was just IF NOT THE BIGGEST REASON why I wasn’t willing to feel as though I was gambling with my life or husband and Children’s lives! Lol as for the rage it took me FOREVER to finally learn to sit back and not ALREADY GET UPSET with others. I just felt con’s outweighed the pro’s in my situation. Please have a good day today and thank you I really do appreciate any input and to be educated by people with my illness

August 12, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

It’s been many many many many years since I was on Dilantin I don’t even know if the side effect are still the same.

When I was on it , I was on it from age 1 - 7 yrs. of age. My Dr. had me taken off it because it was softening my teeth gum line and making them bleed more .

August 10, 2019
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