- Keppra and Pregnancy
... turns out that the author was herself on Trileptal and phenobarbital for all three of her pregnancies and none of her children...
- need advice on depakote
... hard time in school partially due to having enough phenobarbital in her to "put down a horse" as one doc opne phrased...
... Starting at age 5, I was put on
Phenobarbital . I was up to a dose of slightly over
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... ... around 3-4 months old.
He has previously been on Phenobarbital , Vigabatrin, Topamax, and we tried Felbatol...though...
- Disabled son and seizures
... They tried Depakote, Dilantin, Lamictal, Zonegran, Phenobarbital generics. Pretty much the whole gambit of meds over...
... here and there (increasing), then slowly dropping Phenobarbital until I was off of it and on Teg only near the end...
- NEWBIE: My 2 year old daughter...
... results than she did from the bleed!
She was put on Phenobarbital and eventually weaned at 6 months old. She
had irregular...
- sleep apnea or seizures???
... as it is replacing Mysoline, which was essentially Phenobarbital . I no longer feel sleepy all the time! One problem...
- has anybody traveled extensivley with epilepsy?
... both of those are not ones that can be abused like Phenobarbital can (and HAS been). Customs/boarder may give you...
- Started Keppra today
... The Keppra replaces Mysoline, which is essentially Phenobarbital . That is a major depressant. As for me, I am having ... how to get to sleep at night!
When I first took Phenobarbital (diagnosed at 13 yo, I am now 51), I slept for 12...
- I need help...
... I was dxed when in jr high, started on Dilantin & Phenobarbital . Anyway, now I am 50, am on different drugs (save...
... interestingly enough, but deeper. It seems that the phenobarbital , although it put me to sleep, somehow prevented me ... My Neuro still thinks that I am in withdrawal from phenobarbital , which somehow doesn't surprise me. I had been on ... either straight phenobarbital or a medication that the liver turns into phenobarbital ... tired at the right time rather than depend on the phenobarbital to put me to sleep. Or, for that matter, any other...
- 5 month old son has seizures every time he sleeps, anyone else?
... usually very sleepy or out of it afterwards. he is on phenobarbital 30mg a day, keppra 500mg a day and topomax 30 mg a...
- Questionable Seizures
... We had to watch out for those. One exception was Phenobarbital , old time AED.
If it was your Neuro who issued...
- pheno
... point was herbals and non FDA controlled substances. Phenobarbital IS controlled and enforced by the FDA, not over the...
- Keppra to Topamax
... to react differently to them. I was on plain old phenobarbital for over 3 years. Worked fairly well, but I started...
- Question about Keppra and other medications
... input from some people who were taking it. I took Phenobarbital for years and those years of my life are a blur to...
- 15 month old has hour long febrile convulsions
... more specific now a days.I too was started on
the Phenobarbital and Dilantin(low dose).
Feel free to ask any questions...
- Anyone taking Keppra
... Tegretol (in some form over the years). As well as:
Phenobarbital , Lamictal, Dilantin, Topamax, Depakote, Zonegran....
- Newbie - need some defintions please! Thx
... It has been many,many years since I was phenobarbital ,
never did me any good.You have me wondering now...
... The last time I was on phenobarbital was in the 60's-I've tried so many meds..I'm now on...
- new member
... for about a year now. She's been on Tegretal and Phenobarbital , and we actually just started Clonazepam tonight....
- Long term Phenobarbitol use
... to all this, Here is the question.
I have been on Phenobarbital for the last 34 years. My seizures have been totally...
- I cant do this any more.
... all tests scared the crap out of and I have been on phenobarbital ever since.I had 2 at work this year this was the...
- coping with your infant having seizures
... them at 5 months, and she was diagnosed/started on Phenobarbital at 7 months.
Her seizures have since progressed...
- Which medication for 4 yr old? Topamax, Depakote, Keppra?
... commonly used now with all there is to choose from, Phenobarbital , was started at the same time. That initial combination...
- Primidone?
... can't remember which is which. Anyway have been on phenobarbital for about 3 yrs. and it isn't contolling my seiz....
... manufactured differently. Mysoline breaks down into phenobarbital and another chemical, but it is believed to work better ... than phenobarbital alone. I took 500 mg a day because the recommended ... made me too sleepy (but not as sleepy and confused as phenobarbital alone, which I had also taken).
My doctor took...
... Mysoline is metabolized (processed by the body) into phenobarbital and phenoethylmelanamide, both of which have antiepileptic ... effects. Like phenobarbital , Mysoline is not effective against absence or myoclonic ... It is primarily used as an add-on drug. Again, like phenobarbital , if Mysoline is to be discontinued, it has to tapered...
- wada test
... Carbamazepine 200mg CR 1200mg/day, Rivotril 2mg 6mg/day, Phenobarbital 30mg 90mg/day.
Please post the results of your WADA...
- A Question For All You Girls
... time of the month" and just took an extra Dilantin or phenobarbital and took things a little easy. Worked every time....
- What's going on with my child?
... generalized seizure disorder in April. they put her on phenobarbital , and it seems to be working a little bit. Her behavior...
... of denver on August 3 to find out the levels of her phenobarbital , the last time i took her in to find out the levels ... medication to something else, but they thought the phenobarbital was the safest for her. It was in January when my ... again, I took her in and they started her out on the phenobarbital without taking any tests. I got scared and i didn...
- My daughter is being weaned off of phenobarb
... I was titrated off phenobarbital after having been on it for 30 years. It took six...
- Keppra side effects
... seiz. med there is and the only one I can tolerate is phenobarbital . It's not really very effective either but at least...
- Should I ask to titrate up? Time sensitive!
... different kinds and the only one I can tolerate at all is phenobarbital .
PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T cancel your appointment with...
- What is wrong with my son?
... seizure. Without diagnosing the reason, he was put on phenobarbital . Since then, his medicine has been switched several...
... seizure. Without diagnosing the reason, he was put on phenobarbital . Since then, his medicine has been switched several...
- Can't take Tegretol anymore
... The only one I've been able to tolerate at all is Phenobarbital and I don't think it's doing anything anymore, seiz...
- Fluctuating dilantin levels
... Coke/Pepsi/RC Cola (even decaf)
Diet sodas
Aspirin
Phenobarbital
Generic vs Name brand Dilantin (levels higher on...
- Keppra question
... tend to (in the past anyway) try Dilantin, Tegretol, Phenobarbital .
Some medications some in a syrup, that may be...
- What to do..what to do.......
... visits requested by my Dr. Only phone contact kept.
Phenobarbital is a good parallel to use when they remove you from...
- children on phenobarb
... Does anyone have children on Phenobarbital ? Can you tell me any side effects that you see? ...
... phenobarbital is now only used on adults... the side effects left ... haze... tegretol or dilantin are used on children... phenobarbital isn't even used that often on adults.......
- Cognitive Decline, Meds or What?
... before chaos started.
I'm glad I didn't have to take Phenobarbital in the AM (a depressant medication) It was PM only...
- migraine seize connection
... 15 months ago and it's helped a lot. I'm on 150mg phenobarbital now and tolerate it well. You should look in to getting...
- generic for dilantin/nightmares
... Thats why some of the older drugs such as Dilantin and Phenobarbital are still used. It just depends on the persons epilepsy...
- My 4 year old was just put on tegretol
... away almost. Not sure what they started me on for Phenobarbital .
Few starting bits. Teg often takes up to 3...
- I need someone to talk to...
... I have been taking Phenobarbital since I was a baby. I had peite mal seizures every...
- When i was small
... One of the first/oldest meds used for seizures was phenobarbital . The one your mother was given is very close to it...
- husband has epilepsy.. want children
... now, and my little guy is lookign great, and I am phenobarbital and lamictal. The meds that a woman takes can cause...
- medication while pregnant? I need some feedback please!
... now, and I am on 1000mg lamictal a day, and 100mg phenobarbital a day. Before I got pregnant I was on 100 pheno and...
- Update on Austin
... recently found a great epileptologist and she put him on phenobarbital and depakote and we are down to 2 or 3 a day if any...
- medicines
... t know anythign about Keppra. I take Lamictal and phenobarbital . Before I got pregnant I was on 400mg of lamictal ... a day, and 100mg of phenobarbital . Now, at 29 weeks pregnant I am up to 1000mg of lamictal ... , still on 100mg of phenobarbital . Before I got pregnant, I hadn't a had a problem...
- Auras & pregnancy?!
... really only a few they worried about serioulsy. I take phenobarbital too, and it is a D, and so far I have no problems ... surgery and it's fixed! And actually until recently phenobarbital was used to stop preterm labor, go figure!
But anyway...
- Trileptal vs Dilantin
... to fall out. Finally I tried Primidone, a form of phenobarbital that has been working fine for two years now. Finding...
- Phonobarbital Withdrawl?
... didn't turn up anything useful.
I had been taking phenobarbital for some 20 years. I guess it was a low dosage (90mg...
- Carbamezapine and Pregnancy ?
... is best to keep on your meds. I take lamictal and phenobarbital . And although phenobarbital is listed as a class...
- Phenobarbital and Gelastic Seizures
... He has been on tegretol, topamax, keppra, dilantin, phenobarbital , lamictal and we use diastat for prolonged seizures...
... past few days anyway, thank goodness. I think the phenobarbital is making him sick at his stomach but Im not for sure ... that the phenobarbital is causing it. Did it ever make your daughter sick...
- Pregnant w/ epilepsy
... sure about the meds you are on, I take Lamictal and Phenobarbital , which Lamictal is fine, the other can cause some...
- 14 yr old son new dx started trileptic
... strange part of it. He is adopted his b-mother took phenobarbital they whole time she was pregnant, he had febrial seizures...
- Gelastic Seizures
... ! :) He have tried several meds already including Phenobarbital , Topamax, Keppra, Tegretol which he is allergic to...
... ! :) He have tried several meds already including Phenobarbital , Topamax, Keppra, Tegretol which he is allergic to...
- Does Dilantin Make You Stupid?
... She had her first grand mal at 15. She was one phenobarbital at first and then they added Dilantin. She weened...
- For those on Dilantin
... finally got under control with 400mg dilantin and 160mg phenobarbital . I was seizure free for 16 years! WHOHOO then my ... Lamictal...was off dilantin completely and weaning off phenobarbital when.... I had a seizure. I am angry upset and annoyed ... back on the dilantin but my doctor just increased my phenobarbital . Any opinions or insight would be welcomed. I am at...
- hh
... of migraines.
Dextroamphetamine, primidone, and phenobarbital , sometimes in combination, may be prescribed to control...
- Lots of new names around, Roll Call anyone??
... about it. We hope he does well with it. He was on phenobarbital for a year and I made them take him off that stuff...
- epilepsy in kid of age 10
... then switched to depakote had a bad experience with phenobarbital & tegreatol. Hope this helps some....
- 13 month old with seizure disorder and developmental delays
... came back normal. That night they started Jordyn on phenobarbital and it has controlled her seizures quite well. We...