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me and auras
Fri, 02/24/2012 - 16:16Hello...im very new at this and have a question thats been a subject here. i was diagnosed with seizures about 7 years ago not epilepsy..known undetermined,its been about five years that i havent had one and ive been taking the substitude for dilantin and take ikt about 5 times a day,but since oct of 2011 ive started having auras and have been getting stronger.I was wondering what should i do? if i should up my meds? or What??and the trip to the doc is expensive for me at this moment...what should i do? or what is causing these things to come back again...thank you
Re: me and auras
Submitted by tcameron on Fri, 2012-02-24 - 22:21
I would call my doctor's office. They might be able to substitute the phenytoin for Dilantin. The doctor needs to state "no substitutions" on the prescription, or by phone, or you will get the generic.
If you live in the U.S., the cause could be as simple as taking a different generic than the one you were previously used to. The U.S. FDA allows a difference +/- 20% absorption rate between generics and brand name drugs. This means, at the furthest point from each other, there could be close to a 40% difference in absorption between these drugs. How is that possible? The drugs are the same, but the binding agents that hold the drugs together in the pills or capsules aren't the same; which is why some drugs can be absorbed into your body.
Chances are pretty good that they'll call you in since you haven't seen your doctor in several years. I know, it's expensive. It's not easy, but perhaps you can pay a little each month until the bill has been paid off. Either that, or get yourself some medical insurance now and keep yourself insured. Having epilepsy is extremely expensive.
I would call my doctor's office. They might be able to substitute the phenytoin for Dilantin. The doctor needs to state "no substitutions" on the prescription, or by phone, or you will get the generic.
If you live in the U.S., the cause could be as simple as taking a different generic than the one you were previously used to. The U.S. FDA allows a difference +/- 20% absorption rate between generics and brand name drugs. This means, at the furthest point from each other, there could be close to a 40% difference in absorption between these drugs. How is that possible? The drugs are the same, but the binding agents that hold the drugs together in the pills or capsules aren't the same; which is why some drugs can be absorbed into your body.
Chances are pretty good that they'll call you in since you haven't seen your doctor in several years. I know, it's expensive. It's not easy, but perhaps you can pay a little each month until the bill has been paid off. Either that, or get yourself some medical insurance now and keep yourself insured. Having epilepsy is extremely expensive.