Posted by avid abulia on June 19, 2003, at 14:49:47
In reply to Re: Dilantin - anyone ever use? » Barbara Cat, posted by Ritch on June 19, 2003, at 13:34:53
> 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.
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the gingival hyperplasia (gum overgrowth) is dose-related, and can be prevented to some extent by very meticulous oral hygeine.it is known to cause hirsuitism (hairiness) because it messes up testosterone and testosterone-binding protein levels.
my neighbor was taking dilantin for a seizure disorder, and i can tell you, man was that guy ever dingy, but it is hard to say if it was because of the valium, the dilantin, the meningitis that gave him a seizure disorder in the first place, or all the pot he smoked. or all of that.
~AA
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