Extended phenytoin sodium (phenytoin sodium, extended) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Extended phenytoin sodium (phenytoin sodium, extended)
After 30 years of good seizure control with Dilantin, started taking the generic form due to my HMO's insistance. 4 days later, had a seizure while driving. Don't care what HMO's say, generic is not the same!(blood levels fell from 14 ug/ml to 5.6 ug/ml)
-bad heartburn-the seizures did not stop; in fact, 2 weeks after I started taking it, I had 2 seizures in one night and the start of a seizure the next (I fought the third seizure off). On Topamax, I had no seizures for over 9 months.
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