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If you took phenobarbital as a young child, could it affect your brain or learning in college?
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Difficult to answer: A relatively common side effect of pb after achieving good seizure control was a high incidence of irritability and some interference with cognitive abilities during treatment. Years later & presumably off pb it is unclear whether any learning issues would be related to earlier pb use or differences in the brain that led to seizures to begin with.
Answered 4/16/2016
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NO: Phenobarbital intake does not affect brain function, it makes you drowsy depending on dose.Your intelectual capacity will be ok.
Answered 8/12/2014
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