Posted by Krazy Kat on September 28, 2001, at 12:45:15
In reply to Re: Overstimulation and anxiety - tina and roo, posted by Dinah on September 28, 2001, at 9:41:31
> Dinah:
If you haven't, I would post this also on the med board.
I don't understand taking a dose of Depakote that low. It wouldn't do anything, would it?
It's a strong drug when taken at higher doses (I take 1000 mg right now). My pdoc is pretty laid back, but he got really frustrated with me for missing my liver test after starting Depakote.
Anyway, Depakote seems like a strange med to me for this. What about Neurontin? It's used for pain as well as hypomania/anxiety. I have taken that as well - very few side effects in general, I believe. Very gentle drug.
It's just a thought.
My pdoc wouldn't take my complaints about sedation seriously. Otherwise I really liked him. About a month and a half ago, I went in in a horrible depressive state and said, "Fix me or put me in the hospital. And the sedation goes, without anxiety." (Welbutrin had sent me through the roof).
It seemed to take that to get him to recognize the magnitude of the problem...
Good luck.
- K.
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