Posted by Mitch on September 2, 2001, at 23:25:31
In reply to Re: how does depakote make you feel? » Mitch, posted by sar on September 2, 2001, at 22:32:02
> dear mitch,
>
> thanks for responding. i think i'm concerned because from what i've read, depakote is used for mania, and i've never been manic. i'm much more depressed--have possibly experience "mixed states." am worried about being flattened.
>
> sarsar,
Hey, I don't like being flattened either:)!
If your troubles are primarily depression, then I would suggest take an AD and something like Klonopin with it. Benzos can work quite well for *mixed* states. I was in one of those when I was 19 before I saw any pdoc and a friend gave me a 10mg Valium tab and it was over within an hour. It beat Haldol hands down. Don't get stuck on *big guns* like Lithium and Depakote until you have tried the minor league stuff first.
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