Dilantin: also called Phenytoin is rarely used for chronic pain conditions but can be considered a second-line medication when other drugs have failed. Its primary use is to prevent partial seizures and to manage epilepsy, It is also effective for trigeminal neuralgia and complex neuropathies. I hope you meant Dilantin and not dilaten ?
Answered 1/17/2021
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Dilantin: The use of Dilantin is unlikely to reduce the pain of peripheral neuropathy if the other anti-convulsant medications have failed to relieve the pain. Alternative treatments such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, capsaicin cream, Lidocaine patches and identifying and treating the cause of the neuropathy may help you feel better.
Answered 7/31/2014
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