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A member asked:
I take 400mg of dilantin a night my dr wants to cut me back down to 300mg will my body know the difference in mgs. ?
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Best to measure.: Your body doesn't really know anything that's why we measure Dilantin levels. I am sure that your doc is either lowering the dose because your serum level is high or because you are tapering off this med. I am not sure which. You should check with them.
Answered 6/25/2014
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