Posted by oracle on November 10, 2002, at 3:32:14
In reply to Re: Dilantin for SSRI withdrawl?, posted by utopizen on November 9, 2002, at 19:58:22
I know 3 people with seizure disorder, they all hate Dilantin. One hates it because it makes them tired but it is the only option.
The other got the skin rash and hated the way it made them feel. The third was on it years ago while a ward of the state and under court order to take it.
He presented at hospital in continuous seizure went thru several episodes of seizures for several hours. He liked phenobarb the best
but had few rights as a ward. Dilantin made him very tired and he also 'felt funny". In the end his docs had to change his med as his blood workups were
coming back altered. He does not know the specifics.I agree with your concepts and have lots of experience as I take high dose Effexor. For me the Dilantin for the shocks is like the buttonhook operation
for a headache. Very low dose benzo works very well, is well tolerated, requires no blood test, is very cheap, & can be given once a day. Dilantin
will fix the shocks, for me, but does zilch to the tendency to cry at the drop of a hat. Low does benzo will treat both.
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