Posted by Spriggy on March 5, 2005, at 12:13:11
Second dose of Depakote..I already have made mind up (I'm a quick decision maker, met and married my husband in 7 months).
Last night, I took it at 6:45 p.m. By 7:45, I felt "groggy" a little bit, kind of tired but not really "sleepy."
This continued until I tried to go to bed at 11 p.m.
After staring at the wall until 1 a.m. I got up, stayed up until 3:40 A.M.
I could not sleep, my head felt very itchy (no worries, I don't have lice), and I had a weird metallic taste in my mouth.
ALSO.. I've had heartburn TWICE in my life (only during both of my pregnancies), I had the worst heartburn all night. I suppose it may have even been more like "acid reflux" but I will spare you the details (i'm just nice that way).
So... maybe one has to "tough" all this out to get the benefits but I am not about to feel like this or go without sleep for another 2 weeks to figure out if this works.
Another thing I notice is that I don't have anxiety, but I woke up feeling "down."
So maybe Depakote is great for the one with more "manic" phases (out spending money, not sleeping for days) but for one like me, who has more agitated depression, it's not the drug of choice.
I'm giving it a "no" and will likely return to the doctor this week with as much info on Lamictal as I can get to convince him to give me some.
PS.. Forgot to mention, becuase of the "itchies" I got from the Depakote, I took a benadryl and that is likely the only reason I fell asleep at all last night (or should I say this morning).
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