My prayers for you and Max. My Max has idiopathic epilepsy and has been taking phenobarbital for 8 months.
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Originally Posted by orlnurse  I've been calling to check on him every 2 hours. They said that at 2 he had an episode where he seemed "disoriented" but he come out of it himself. I just called again, he's awake and doing well. I'll be going up there @ 11. Visitation is only on the "odd" hour. He might come home later today.
I'll tell you guys, I'm scared...he's due for his oral dose @ 12, but how long after his oral dose is he considered stable? |
Is he taking Valium or Pheno at noon? Normally Pheno is given every 12 hours, so I can't imagine his times will be 12am/12pm. Phenobarbital may take a week or 2 to kick in and could take much longer to regulate the levels in his system. He may definitely still have seizures since the Pheno was just started yesterday. Valium won't necessarily stop a seizure but will definitely help to relax him and cause much less extensive seizing.
Note that Max is going to be really sleepy. Both drugs will pretty much knock him out. My Max was really lethargic for about a week after starting Pheno and then about 3 days after upping his doses.
I also agree that a neurologist may be in order to rule out everything possible.