Posted by Declan on October 13, 2005, at 23:12:20
In reply to Treating withdrawal using anticonvulsants?, posted by SLS on October 2, 2005, at 8:59:26
Hi Scott
My nutritional doctor put me on a low dose of phenytoin for an extended and slow (uncompleted in fact) withdrawal from methadone and Valium. I had this thing happen on first going to sleep where I would wake up with a convulsive movement and my first thought would be 'I've had a stroke'. Electrical flash sensation.
The phenytoin might have helped that. I think I was on around 60mg/d. It made sense and I was comfortable with it as it seemed unlikely to damage me further.
Declan
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