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toxic dilantin level

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:57

Topic: Medication Issues

Hi to everyone, I had a dilantin level surge up to 60.4, has anyone had a level that just surged this high before? I felt i was insane and no one could tell around me that i was out of this world, felt like i was living a bad dream. I can not think straight and it's been over a month since this happened. I take 400mg a night.

david

Comments

Re: toxic dilantin level

Submitted by jubatum on Mon, 2009-04-06 - 09:00

hey WW...

just thought i'd let you know.. my levels dropped to 42.. don't know how or why.. but i'm outta the high range.. and on the low side... 40-80

hope nothing happens.. and I hope you are doing well!

hey WW...

just thought i'd let you know.. my levels dropped to 42.. don't know how or why.. but i'm outta the high range.. and on the low side... 40-80

hope nothing happens.. and I hope you are doing well!

Re: toxic dilantin level

Submitted by wonderwoman on Mon, 2009-04-06 - 19:55

Thanks, and good luck. I have dropped another 100mg, and am going in today to find out the results of my last levels check. Also had a liver function test to make sure everything is OK there. Looking forward to getting everything back to normal. Wonder Woman

Re: toxic dilantin level

Submitted by wiepileptic on Tue, 2009-04-07 - 22:25

I just recently had a critical level of dilantin at 41.2 which is extremely high. This critical Dilantin level made me toxic it made me dizzy and i severly hurt myself. lucky for me their were some very nice and caring people present that called the ems to take me to the hospital and then i got transferred out of town to another hospital by another ambulance service. I had a plastic surgeon stitch me up he put in a total of about 70 - 75 stitches. I am doing better now thanks to the doctors.

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