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Posted by Ayla on March 26, 2004, at 1:31:51
First of all hello everyone, I hope you are all well. My dr. put me on depakote for my bipolar. i am already on 100mg a day of zoloft now i just started depakote today. I can't find alot of info on when this drug starts to work. i am wondering if it is like zoloft where it took nearly 2 months to start working. I realize it's probably different for everyone but if anyone could give me a general idea of when this will kick in and how it will make me feel. I am starting at 250 mg a day. One 250mg pill cut in 1/2 am and pm. If you know anything about this drug or would like to share you personal experience with it I would GREATLY appreciate it. Thanks soo much,
***Ayla***
Posted by CrazyGuy on March 26, 2004, at 17:03:09
In reply to depakote questions, posted by Ayla on March 26, 2004, at 1:31:51
The following is my experience with Depakote, but (as you noted) everybody's different: The 2 times I've been put on Depakote, it was started in the hospital when I was manic/psychotic (first time) or mixed state/psychotic (second time). That first time, I was given Depakote alone and the second time, Depakote plus Zyprexa. I forget the initial dose, but I do believe it was 500 mg/day. The Depakote *REALLY* helped to bring me down (especially the 2nd time when it was paired with Zyprexa though the circumstances with the hospital experiences (first time, involuntary and second time, voluntary) may also have been a factor). Anyway, the Depakote worked REALLY well in the short-term, but I've found I can't take it over the long-term -- it makes me depressed, even when antidepressants are added on and depression has always been my chief complaint and I've only had manic/mixed/psychotic episodes when I've been on the *wrong* meds or med combos. That being said, I have retained a small personal stash of Depakote in case I find myself getting manic/psychotic and am afraid I'll lose it before I can see/get meds from my pdoc. I hope Depakote works for you. If it doesn't, you may want to consider (with your pdoc) Trileptal -- it seems to be working OK for me.... Good luck!
Posted by Dinah on March 27, 2004, at 21:51:51
In reply to depakote questions, posted by Ayla on March 26, 2004, at 1:31:51
Hi Ayla. Nice to see you again. :)
I think you'll probably get more response on the medication board so I redirected your post there. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040325/msgs/329263.html
Dinah
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