Can Depakote induce MORE depression?

Posted by Janelle on May 6, 2002, at 4:44:15

It certainly seems that way to me. My pdoc started me on 500 mg/night, which seemed to be okay for the first week (actually I was in a slightly hypomanic state at the time and basically felt no effect from the Depakote).
Second week I titrated up to 1000 mg/night and ooh-boy,did I start to feel lousy -- worse and worse, plunging deeper and deeper into intense depression, to the point where I became immobilized. It was downright scary. Pdoc told me to cut back to 500 mg/night but the depression seemed to be worsening even more so I stopped taking the Depakote. Finally, it lifted, to the point where I'm back where I started from (which was not good to begin with!)
I am wondering if anyone else out there who has taken Depakote found that it induced more/increased depression? Thanks to whoever might respond!

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Can Depakote induce MORE depression? Janelle 5/6/02
It did for me.... Uppendown 5/6/02
Re: It did for me.... » Uppendown CtrlAlt n Del 5/6/02
Re: Can Depakote induce MORE depression? » Janelle Krazy Kat 5/6/02
Hi You... ;O) Uppendown 5/6/02
Re: Hi You back... ;O) CtrlAlt n Del 5/6/02
Absolutely! It's the main reason I stopped (nm) » Janelle judy1 5/6/02
Yep, me too! (nm) » Janelle Ron Hill 5/6/02
Re: Can Depakote induce MORE depression? » Janelle Ritch 5/6/02
For me, yes and no...... ST 5/6/02
Cntrl? Alt? n Dlt? ;O) Uppendown 5/6/02
Re: Cntrl? Alt? n Dlt? ;O) » Uppendown CtrlAlt n Del 5/6/02

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