A couple of weeks ago, my doctor increased one of my medicines - Dilantin, and my body did not agree with that. This ended up making my body toxic. I was in in the hospital from 2/5 - 2/7 for my Dilantin level was so high which also made me dehydrated. I am doing better now, but not myself yet. My doctor is eager for me to get back on Dilantin, but I would rather wait at least a few more days for I think my level is still not as it should be.
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My neurologist took me off Dilantin years ago. He said a certain side effect would cause cancer, liver and kidney failure. I'm currently taking lamotrigine which is the generic version of Lamictal. I've been taking it for 10 years and no major issues.
Hi Kella i was toxic on Phenytoin (so pretty much the same as Dilantin).
I was on Phenytoin for many years and 3 months ago i changed to Keppra it also hasn't stopped my seizures but ive been instructed to increase the dosage.
I won't be going on Phenytoin again mostly due to the dosage difficulties of the medication and lack of testing to combat this..
Everyones different and im not sure where the similarities between Phenytoin and Dilantin end but despite there effectiveness they are very old medications.
Thanks! About 8 years ago or a little more, I had a doctor who tried me on Keppra and a few other meds. None of them were able to adapt to take care of the kind of seizures I have. Dilantin and Topamax have taken care of my seizures the best along with my VNS. My doctor just made a mistake in increasing my medicine too much and too fast. On Tuesday evening, the level was down to 20 or a little above that. Then, my doctor started me back on the Dilantin too soon. I went the rest of the week without any and this morning just took a 50mg. I will probably continue just taking 50mg for the next few days and go from there.