[annyokie]

Is it working well for you? I took Dilantin for some time, then the dental issue(see above) came up and went back to phenobarb. It costs me $10 a prescription (30 days worth.)

I took a few others along the way, but the names escape me. Depakote was one. It made me very sleepy.

[Jennifer in Florida]

I was also on Dilantin, for about 4 1/2 years. Dilantin worked pretty well but there were a lot of side effects and my neuro wanted to switch it. I took Topamax, Carbatrol and now Trileptal after stopping Dilantin. Carbatrol and Trileptal are basically the same drug (a form of Tegretol) but they have improved over time. I switched to Trileptal because I don't need blood work with it. It is working fine, I had some stomach problems during the first month or so but no problems now. :)