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Below are Dilantin (Phenytoin) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 4 ratings/reviews, Dilantin has an overall score of 6.25. The effectiveness score is 6.50 and the side effect score is 6.50. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Dilantin review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | seizures |
Dosage & duration: | | 100 mg taken 3 xs a day for the period of 5 years |
Other conditions: | | thirsty |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | to prevent seizures after being exposed to lead in our old house in Philadelphia I started having seizues after testing there was no evidence of elipesy or history of elipesy in our family but still was diagnosed with a seizure disorder and after testing it was discovered that my metabolism was so high that it was tough to keep the proper amount of levels without constant blood level checks |
Side effects: | | gum swelling |
Comments: | | 3 x a day |
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| Dilantin review by 48 year old male patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Seizures |
Dosage & duration: | | 100 mg x 5.5 taken am and pm for the period of many years now |
Other conditions: | | NA |
Other drugs taken: | | NA | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Dilantin provided Control of seizures
(mostly petits) as these were more frequent.
Generally, the drug is still as effective as when
first introduced to me so there has
been little need for increasing the dosage.
It was imperative in my treatment, though, that the drug be NON GENERIC ONLY. |
Side effects: | | Dizziness |
Comments: | | Limit stimulants, plenty of rest,
reduce stress, take meds |
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| Dilantin review by 29 year old male patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Head Injury / Brain trauma |
Dosage & duration: | | 100mg 3 times per day taken 3 times per day for the period of 12 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The benefits were the prevention of seizures following brain surgery |
Side effects: | | Initially after surgery I was given Dilantin injections which were very painful. It felt like concentrated acid was being injected into my vains with a painful burning sensation that lasted several minutes after each injection. After 3 weeks I was changed to oral dilantin (100mg 3 times daily). So no more painful injections. |
Comments: | | As mentioned above I was prescibed Dilantin to avoid seizures following brain surgery. I was given dilantin injections for a period of 3 weeks while in hospital and then it changed to taking oral dilantin (100mg 3 times daily)for a year. During the year I had one seizure after 6 months which happened on the night that I felt well enough to have some drinks with my friends for the first time since the operation. I didn't drink again for the following 6 months while on dilantin and did not have any more seizures. I stopped dilantin after 12 months and have had no seizures since |
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| Dilantin review by 54 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | anticonvulsant |
Dosage & duration: | | 100mg taken 3x day for the period of 4 days |
Other conditions: | | Taken after identified AVM, prior to surgery |
Other drugs taken: | | none at the time | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | none, I was unable to take the drug to achieve the benefits as I had a reaction. |
Side effects: | | My first impression was of an over all dizzy feeling, with a full body red raised rash which appeared in 3 days. |
Comments: | | Had to discontinue using, took almost 2 weeks for the rash to finally dissipate. |
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