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Phenobarbital
Sat, 07/08/2006 - 12:34MY NERUOLOGISIT ADDED PHENOBARBITAL 60MG EVERY NIGHT BEFORE BED I'M SO SCARE OF THE SIDE EFFECT IT MIGHT GIVE ME. I'M ALREADY TAKING TRILEPTAL 300MG TWICE A DAY AND I DONE VERY WELL ON THIS MEDS. I HAD NO SIDE EFFECT TO THIS MEDS SO I'M AFRAID OF THE OTHER MEDS MAKING ME SICK. IF ANY ONE CAN TELL ME HOW PHENOBARBITAL MAKE YOU FEEL OR THE SIDE EFFECT I WOULD VERY MUCH BE GRATEFUL.
Re: Phenobarbital
Submitted by leilani on Tue, 2006-07-11 - 13:44
I am also taking Trileptal, 600 mg. in the morning and 650 mg. at night. After a recent seizure, my neurologist put me back on phenobarbital (which he had me stop taking a couple months ago, thinking it was having no affect - I guess it was!). I am also taking 60 mg. of phenobarbital at night. I note no negative side effects from the phenobarbital. It may make me a bit sleepier, but I'm so tired at night it's hard to say if the neds may any difference. I can't say how it will make you feel, but it has not caused any problems with me.