Hi Mom,
Unfortunately most DR's are not well versed on medicines and their dangerous side effects, contra indications or interactions with other meds, only a good pharmacist truly knows the medicines.
Always use the same pharmacy for your medications and always make sure to consult with the pharmacist for any contra indications or interactions with your medicines.
Just because the DR was running the ER does not necessarily mean that the DR is the best at emergency medicine or the best at anything, it usually means the doctor caught the rotating duty and had to cover the ER.
Many medications come with a seizure/epilepsy warning, but that does not mean they will cause seizures in everyone.
I take 3 different meds with a seizure warning and none of them cause seizures in me, but the fluoro's screwing with the GABA receptor seems to big of a gamble for a person with epilepsy.
Peace,
Frink