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A few drs want me to stop dilantin i have been seizure free after having 2 when i was 16 im 30 now they wont give eeg.how do i wean off levels 3.2?

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Just stop: Ask your doctor for a benzodiazepine like lorazepam. Start this at low dose three times a day. Then just stop the dilantin. It will slowly wean out of your body. The Lorazepam will protect you and will help anxiety.

Answered 6/27/2014

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Can thinking about a seizure or being afraid of one give you one. I had 2 when i was 16 in my sleep im 30 now and have been fine on low level dilantin?

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Can a 16yo have 2 seizures in his sleep but never have any after that?My son is now 30 his Dilantin levels only 2.3 and been seiz free since those 2

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At 15 had a seizure while taking barbituates for sleepng and been on a low level 2.3 of Dilantin every since and have remained seizure free 30 yo now?

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What are some signs that you no longer need Dilantin I have been on is 14 years seizure free with levels only at 3.1 dr says stop but im scared?

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Been seizure free for 14 years on Dilantin levels only 3.1 dr said he is switching me to topomax for migraines too is this safe will it give me seizur?

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