Posted by utopizen on September 22, 2002, at 16:18:40
In reply to Book review on Dilantin book, posted by utopizen on September 22, 2002, at 15:25:16
Dilantin is 15 cents a pill...
I'd like to mention that from my very brief googling search, there was one pharmacist who said Jack Dreyfus was irresponsible in advocating the drug for off-label purposes because it has an unpleasant side-effect profile.
This may or not be true. The Dreyfuss Medical Foundation, which if you go to their site will ship you Dreyfus's book for only the cost of shipping, has been around for a few decades now and Jack has personally invested millions in promoting Dilantin.
As a result, he's collected thousands of studies across the world that his foundation claims prove its efficacy in a variety of conditions-- a few dozen, actually.
But please, use your discretion. If you are curious, do some Googline on your own, read his book with a cynical perspective, read the other book on this drug (called "Nerves in Collision," by an M.D).
And when you go to tell your doctor about it, don't expect/demand that he gives you a prescription that day unless he's actually familiar with its off-label use for your indication. Give him a month or so to do research, rather than have the "doctor-shopping mentality." I am constantly amazed at how many people sort of report that they demanded to get on a drug that their doctor never heard of or didn't feel comfortable with and then immediately switched to a different drug.
Your doctor may simply desire to have other drugs tried first. It's really wiser to see if you can actually get the safest, lowest dose drug for your indication, even if it means you risk taking longer to find such a drug. It's really worth the few months or so extra time of trying, since you're making a long investment in finding a drug you may have to take for the rest of your life...
Also, it is wise to give your doctor the contact information for the drug company, or in this case, just the number to the Dreyfus Medical Foundation (or health foundation?).
Unlike a lot of interest group-type medical groups, this one seems legit, relying upon the wisdom of doctors and spending money to research an issue as much as they spend money to advocate for it...
And another thing- I was really weird and mean to some of you on this board a couple of weeks ago. Please appologize, I wasn't myself... I need to take Neurontin in doses that are more spread out or fragmented over time, rather than 1600mg binges... what comes up must come down...
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