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Phenobarbital or phenobarbitone (former BAN) is a barbiturate, first marketed as Luminal® by Farbwerke Fr. Bayer and Co. It is the most widely used anticonvulsant worldwide and the oldest still in use. It also has sedative and hypnotic properties but, as with other barbiturates, has been superseded by the benzodiaze... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 137 |
66% |
| Depression | 2 |
100% |
| Heroin Addiction & Reco... | 2 |
100% |
| Cerebral Palsy | 1 |
100% |
| Restless Legs Syndrome | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 68% (144
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Phenobarbital Reviews
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so far so good not always affective.
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It worked keeping the siezures away...i just didn't realize that I had been half asleep for the past 29 years. If you never wake up..you don't know you've been sleeping.
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causes drowsiness!
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WEll rested no seizures, up at six am, no tremors
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Took this in childhood; I guess it worked. Made me dopey, as I recall.
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i think it was called phenobarbital not sure but I know i fealt even crazier when i took it
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i think it was called phenobarbital not sure but I know i fealt even crazier when i took it
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Was ok I guess.
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took in my younger yrs & then my docs changed it to ??? then seizures came back w/ a vengenance, (R-frontal lobe brain cyst + STRESS= increased seizure activity) SO, now i've been back on 30mg QID, + i have a seizure alert dog, he pretty much can tell approx 20min prior.to onset!
thank God, my seizures have went from 1-4 wkly down to approx 1-6 a year, depends on stress & other things.
thank God, my seizures have went from 1-4 wkly down to approx 1-6 a year, depends on stress & other things.
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First drug tried as an infant
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Took this and Dilantin combo for 23 years.
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I took this when the symptoms started. I was close to a year old.
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Worked great for a week, then stopped altogether. Still trying to figure out dose.
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have been on this drug since i was 14 it settles me down at nite.
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