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Posted by katrina on May 16, 2001, at 17:55:00
Hey wants me to start on Depakote? What's that like? the Lamicital and nuerontin aren't really sufficient...we may add on moban and maybe lamictal. What are your thoughts on Depakote??
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 16, 2001, at 19:48:14
In reply to Sal, etc.-I saw dubovsky and....Depakote help, posted by katrina on May 16, 2001, at 17:55:00
I've heard good things about the new Depakote _ER_ once-a-day formulation, which should minimize the side-effects.
> Hey wants me to start on Depakote? What's that like? the Lamicital and nuerontin aren't really sufficient...we may add on moban and maybe lamictal. What are your thoughts on Depakote??
Posted by Cece on May 17, 2001, at 3:15:50
In reply to Sal, etc.-I saw dubovsky and....Depakote help, posted by katrina on May 16, 2001, at 17:55:00
Depakote was the first mood stabilizer that I tried and I'm still on it 8 years later- at a much smaller dose than originally: 250mg/day, down from 1000mg/day. When I first tried it I felt like an electrical charge had been lifted from the surface of my skin- it was an amazing feeling.
At higher doses, I get too much sedation, but when I've tested going off it entirely, within a few days I get really cranky, edgy, and generally miserable. The only downside I've found, which is minimized at my low dose, is weight gain (most of which I took off in the few months that I tried Topomax).
Now I also take Neurontin and Lamictal, a tiny dose (.125mg/day) of Klonopin, an AD (again low dose), and Xanax. It's a pretty good mix for me.
What is moban?
Good luck,
Cece
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