Posted by Ritch on June 19, 2003, at 13:34:53
In reply to Re: Dilantin - anyone ever use? » Ritch, posted by Barbara Cat on June 19, 2003, at 11:20:23
There recently was a poster who is a Mom of a teenage son (who was taking Dilantin) and she said that he got a moustache much earlier than expected. I knew a girl in High School that was taking it for seizures and her teeth were OK. She just mentioned that Dilantin made her a little "dingy" and "forgetful". I think there are ways to prevent the gingival gum growth thing. It could just be dose related.
> Yeah, I heard about the gum thing and yes, I have most of my choppers -- wouldn't want to lose them that way (your poor mom, Eeek is right!). I'm not really considering using it but was looking for some anecdotals, mainly for interest sake. I wonder what's so different in the gum department that other anti-convulsants don't share? Maybe it dries out the mouth too much?
>
> > > I've read the Dreyfus book "A Remarkable Medicine has been overlooked". It's an anti-convulsive and according to the book, the best thing since dark chocolate. Any experiences?
> >
> > Hi Barb,
> >
> > My Mom was on 100mg Dilantin 4x daily with phenobarbitol for seizures. I never took any of her pills or was prescribed Dilantin. Do you still have your teeth or have you gotten dentures? She lost all her teeth to gum disease/overgrowth in her late 30's indirectly from long-term Dilantin use. Eeek, I remember her coming home from the dentist (or surgeon) after having all of them extracted when I was a kid. Not to say that lower doses would be OK, or if you monitored it closely you could prevent it, but that is what happened to her. Just an FYI.
>
>
poster:Ritch
thread:234958
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030619/msgs/235117.html