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1924139 tn?1322798705

advice if anyone has none

has anyone ever heard of deep sleep from a sleeping pill taken by a child mistaken for a seizure
the medicine was phenobarbital and my some was 14 and we couldnt wake
him up twice his eyes were rolling and he was dianosed with epilepsy but
not we are being told it may have been a reaction from the pill he is
30 now and seizure free on dilantin ever since but the levels have
always been low only 3.5 instead of the 10-20
he stopped taking the sleeping pill after the 2nd seizure

now after taking the meds all these years we went to the epilepsy
foundation the the neurologist said he believes he is not epileptic at
all

he was prescribed that phenabarb for sleeping after a car accidented he
was having no seizures then first one was at 5am in his sleep then 3
days later at 5am in his sleep
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I wish I could say that I had heard of that.  I'm sure it is possible, because it changes how your brain works.  However, I am not a doctor.  The best thing for you to do is to see how the medication is working.  I think it's best that you keep taking him to see a professional.  I wish you the best of luck and keep us updated.
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