Gaelic,
Have you tried the brand name Dilantin? It is one of the older meds
and isn't as expensive as the new ones.
Millie
> I want to thank everyone for their view points and information on the
> seriousness of "Serious" side effects. I called the school health office
> and they had me come in today for some tests. I'm toxic and have
> malnutrition. (kinda hard to believe since I'm still fat. Only signs I
> have of that are brittle hair and nails and really dry skin. Ok, i've
> lost 20 pounds in a month, but that's not a BAD thing when you start at
> 190.)
>
> We went down and reapplied for food stamps to take care of the
> malnutrition and they've cut my phenytoin dose to 200. They said if the
> side effects don't diminish noticeably at the end of the week I should go
> to the ER and see what the docs say there. (We only really have nurses at
> school.) I wish I could afford the Keppra, since I have fewer seizures on
> it, though I still have break through seizures although much less. (Only
> about 5 a month)
>
> Gaelic
>
>
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