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A member asked:
How to lower the dose of a person taking phenobarbital? 1/4 gr 2x a day. and when to stop, weeks or months?
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Only your doc knows: Why was drug prescribed? It may not be safe to,abruptly stop this med. Speak to the prescribing doc,to ask your question and inform why you want to stop, if that is safe, and if a different agent is needed. Slow tapering is recognized as a safer way to get off this classic meds
Answered 11/22/2014
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