Diedre , Dinlantin had that effect on me as well and I was taking Dilantin for 26 years. I'm now taking Trileptal and have so much energy now. I feel That I lost 26 years of my life taking Dilantin....
Gumfoot, Before/when I did the brain work up I wasn't seizure free and was taking Dilantin. Now that I'm taking Lamictal I'm seizure free so there is really no reason for me to have brain surgery. I...
Jmt, I was taking Valium when on Dilantin as well....
No I take Trileptal and 5mg of Valium or more if needed. Before taking Valium I was a mess, Jeff...
Gumfoot, After reading your post there is no way that I'm going to have surgery. jtm09, I take something for Anxiety because I was so paranoid that for about a month I wouldn't even go outside. Now...
Gumfoot, I heard from a doctor years ago that Dilantin does cause seizures but didn't really listen to him. I have tryed 16 different medications for seizures and they didn't work all with Dilantin....
Jtm, Everything will be ok I was on Dilantin for 26 years and most days I was in a fog. After being on Dilantin for that long I could no longer read or remember hardly anything. The good thing was...
MISTYGIRL, My VNS will be removed and they will leave the wires in. Jeff...
Hey Everybody, I think it was me that started everything here But, I was just speaking the truth and didn't mean to hurt anybody sorry. We are all different and I'm sorry if I came off too strong...
Randy, Let me tell you something I shut up about Dilantin and if you did some research about Dilantin you would see that I'm right. You don't have to listen to a word I say. I am taking 600mg of...
Grace4me, I was put in the hospital at UCLA for a work-up on brain surgery. They did an MRI and a video eeg. I was on Dilantin and UCLA seen the damage Dilantin it did to my brain and took me off...
PaLady, Your not the only one who feels that way so its no big deal. I've been treated as if I were nothing most of my life. You sound like a very nice Lady and the last thing I would do is bash you....
PaLady, I really don't like writing these because most people don't like to hear the truth or take advice from anybody that isn't a doctor. You are right in your case and I probrably won't live to...
Everybody out there I used to have 700-850 seizures a year when I was taking Dilantin. I have tried 15 different medications however I was still taking Dilantin. I went to UCLA and they told me...
Grace4me38, I was taking Dilantin for 26 years all by itself. Dilantin blocks just about any medication and everything you eat messes with your dilantin levels. Dilantin had me walking into walls and...
Randy, I thought the same way you do until I found a doctor that really knows that dilantin is a drug not to be in anybody too long. I've taken 15 different meds and none of them have worked and...
For all of you out there I was taking dilantin for 26 years and dilantin causes so many problems. It has destroyed parts of my brain. I went to UCLA and the doctors seen how long I was on dilantin...