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Too Much Dilantin???
Fri, 09/21/2007 - 09:35Topic: Medication Issues
Ive got a question..
Is it possible to have a seizure from taking too much Dilantin?? Im in the early stages of taking Dilantin and I am trying to figure out how much to take that works the best. I bumped up from 400mg to 500mg and it seems that it has gotten worse?? Is that possible?
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Re: Re: Too Much Dilantin???
Submitted by Seruzies on Sun, 2007-09-23 - 00:29
Lamictal was recently added to the cocktail of meds I take every day, but my Neuro didn't say anything about reaching a toxic level of Dilantin. He did cut my Dilantin level back, and increased the Lamictal.
Re: Too Much Dilantin???
Submitted by bernardcwe on Fri, 2007-09-28 - 08:37
The few times my wife has been toxic on Dilantin, she felt dizzy/woozy and had non-stop tingling sensations in her fingertips and toes. She did not have seizures though.
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Re: Too Much Dilantin???
Submitted by dtsecofr21 on Fri, 2007-09-21 - 22:14
Hi Nate... I was on Dilantin for over 20 years and it eventually stopped working for me as my dosages kept getting higher. I always assumed my body just began to tolerate it too much and it lost it's effectiveness. I was eventually moved to Lamictal when my neuro said I had reached a "toxic" level in my blood stream. At the time, I weighed about 150 & believe I took 600mg. Good luck. Doug