Epilepsy Rates on the Rise; Seizures Increase after Dilantin reformulation; aspartame implicated, The Idaho Observer, July 2008

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From the July, 2008 edition of The Idaho Observer

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Epilepsy rates on the rise; seizures increase after

 

Dilantin reformulation; aspartame implicated

 

 

 

The Pacific Epilepsy Society in affiliation with the Epileptic

Foundation of Maui (EFM) has completed a seven-year study on Epilepsy

and Seizures, finding that epilepsy is at an all time high in Hawaii

and the western states and Pacific Ocean Territories. There has been

a 100-percent increase over the two previous years. Glenn Mabson,

Ph.D, has noted that seizures among epileptics taking Dilantin have

increased dramatically since Pfizer reformulated its popular

anti-seizure medication. Dr. Mabson, himself an epileptic from

neurological injuries sustained as a POW in Vietnam, has also been

experiencing seizures since taking the recently reformulated Dilantin capsule.

 

In 2007, Pfizer changed the appearance of the 100 mg.

Dilantin, from a white capsule with red stripe to a much larger

white capsule, orange on one end. He said the new, larger orange &

white Dilantin is also labeled 100 mg.

 

According to Dr. Mabson, 150 people who took the new Dilantin capsule

found the seizure rate increased in every case. Wondering what could

be in the reformulated Dilantin to cause rather than prevent

seizures, Dr. Mabson received a tip from an inside source that Pfizer

was adding aspartame.

 

The IO contacted Pfizer to ask why aspartame is being added to a

capsule. A pharmacist under contract to Pfizer said that, according

to the documentation she has been provided, Dilantin only contains

sugar from sugar cane or sugar beets.

 

It is interesting to note that, when you call Pfizers customer

service line, it immediately screens out certain calls. Callers who

feel they have been poisoned by a Pfizer product are instructed to

call 911 or the local poison control center. Next, the message menu

directs people who feel they are having adverse reactions to Pfizer

medications to call a different number, presumably the legal department.

 

When Dr. Mabson called Pfizer, he was also told that only sugar from

sugar cane or sugar beets was used, just like in the previous

capsules. Pfizers contract phone help said that additional sugar was

added, accounting for the increased size, to slow down the bodys

absorption of the Dilantin.

 

Dr. Mabson is not convinced and believes that an independent analysis

of the Dilantin currently on the market should be conducted. It has

been known for years that aspartame causes seizures. For a

pharmaceutical company to add aspartame to a seizure medication would

be a betrayal of faith on the highest order.

 

Epileptics taking Dilantin are encouraged to contact Dr. Mabson who

is collecting epidemiological data on the sudden increase of seizures

among people taking the new formulation. He can be reached at (808)

879-8999 or email him at glennefm

 

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