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Can taking risperdal 1 mg (twice daily) and phenobarbital (5 ml twice a day) cause seizures in an 2.5 year old? what will be the side effect?
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Kindly see a specialist: Those are serious medications for serious neuropsychiatric conditions need to be prescribed and followed up by specialist physicians experienced with those medicines in children/adults, good luck
Answered 2/11/2016
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