[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. :)

[annyokie]

I'm glad they are working for you. I only need annual bloodwork so that's not a big deal.

Dilantin had too many side affects for me. I got a lot of headaches, for instance.