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I'm being tapered off dilantin and put on depakote.r there a better ways to deal with the withdrawal symptoms?how long would withdrawal symptoms last?
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What symptoms?: What symptoms are you referring to? There is no known withdrawal effects if slowly tapered down: these are not narcotics or opiates. There should not be any effects of lowering the doses.
Answered 7/18/2019
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