One other thing about Dilantin

hi this is all new to me so hope someone can give me some info,my 13 year old daughter has has 4 fits that we no of in the last 7 months she may of had more but these fits only happen during the night and unless im in her room i wouldnt no shes had one as she doesnt remember a thing when she wakes, she says all she remembers is feeling cold then nothing ,she jerks about then just lies still with eyes open and teeth clenched shut making a growling sound ,i still dont no which type she has as the docters cant seem to tell me which ,all they said after the eeg scan was yes its epilepsy ,she is on no medication at presant she had an appointment for june but they have brought it forward as she had  afit at her friends house and was takin into hospital over night ,waiting on the new appointment they said about 2 weeks .all i no is its frighting when it happens ,hope there is someone out there that can help ty xjanex

I was a struggling artist for years w/ no insurance. I had to buy the generic dilantin. As I've said in previous posts, it worked fine for 16 years. Only major side effect was the gum swelling. I would wash out my mouth w/ peroxide, use listerine a lot, make sure i flossed and it wasn't so bad.