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A member asked:
Was told by my neurologist today that i could stop taking trokendi xr 100mg cold turkey. online says otherwise.
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Normally reduce slow: Normally the dose is reduced slowly, exceptions could be you use something else in its place, or you were using a much higher dose. Some people would have you use 50 mg daily for a week or two before stopping. Hope that helps.
Answered 11/25/2017
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