Posted by utopizen on April 3, 2003, at 22:00:56
In reply to Dilantin??????????????????????????????????, posted by canwetalk on April 3, 2003, at 20:29:37
Dilantin is widely prescribed for over 70 off-label indications, in thousands of prescriptions.
It is a rather well-tolerated medication, although we have been spoiled by things like Neurontin that don't appear to contraindicate anything. If your p-doc is suggesting it, I'd go with it. He's not doing anything extraordinary here, as it's been used in aggressive and unstable states for decades now as a mood stabalizer.
Good luck with your daughter's response. Working with your p-doc may produce some anxiety, but with some patience you should find a pleasant result. If you're worried about toxicity, a simple blood test will resolve your doubts. That's widely done for Dilantin.
As for being "upset," I don't know why you are. We're not psychopharmacologists here, so we should be more confident about our doctors than we sometimes are.
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