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toxic dilantin level
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:57Hi 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
Re: toxic dilantin level
Submitted by anniemarie on Wed, 2009-04-15 - 07:02
anniemarie, Hi 2 yrs ago I was put back on Dilatin due to returning Epilepsy Grand-mals. The ER Doctor put me back on Dilatin without telling me to only stay on high dose for 1 week. The Dilatin I was started on a 300 MG Per Pill, Script read 300 Mgs 3 XS a a Day which i was suppose to take 3 Pills in Am 3 Pills afternoon and 3 Pills at Bedtime, So he wanted me to take 900 mGS per day. Now that would be 63 Pills a Week and the total of 900 mgs x 7 days a week 6,300 I believe. Well after 3 weeks passed by I notice my Balance was really severe at home and my Husband notice when I got out of the car I was Walking totally sideways with my Head tilted, for a while I did not notice me walking that way what really got me and made me call my Family Doctor was all of a sudden my Eyes started seeing funny like I was Watching a TV with Bad Vertical Problems like everything i was looking at was Flipping really fast with Lines in it. I went to the ER and the ER Doctor started me on Drinking Charcoal instead of Pumping My Stomahe because it was well in my system and Liqiud Charcoal was the only thing that would get rid of the dangerous toxin levels . I was admitted into the Hospital put in a Regular room and later that Day I was put in ICU because they thought for sure I was going to go into a Coma later that night, so I refused to Sleep and take any sleep Aids. I was Overdosed very Badly and they told me i could have lost my life within a Couple more days in my skeep if I did not get to the ER.