Posted by MrZest on December 10, 1998, at 9:09:29
In reply to Re: Weight Gain and Depakote go hand in hand, posted by Joann on December 7, 1998, at 11:55:23
> I have experienced a significant weight gain on depakote, also. I am starting to wean myself off of it. I take 500 mg a day and I am cutting it in half to 25o mg a day. I am experiencing extreme headacheds and little tremors. Has anyone else withdrawn from Depakote and what where your symtoms?
I gained 65 pounds on depakote myself. I was switched to straight valproic acid for a while, and finally tapered off of that. I have yet to lose any of the weight I gained, but I stopped gaining more after I was on the valproic acid for a while.
I had migraines for a couple weeks while tapering off, and I had tremors while I was on depakote itself. I also had tremors while I was on Paxil.
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