Posted by judy1 on May 15, 2002, at 16:30:39
In reply to Depakote/Topamax, Increasing Dosage ..Scary..Help!, posted by Lateralis on May 15, 2002, at 0:09:16
Sorry, you have bipolar disorder? What's your blood level at 500mg depakote, 1000mg??? The reason I ask is most docs go by blood levels rather than doseage- I reach levels in the 90's when I take 1500mg of depakote (oral loading)- which is only when I have psychotic mania and then it's really effective by plunging me into depression. I've never taken a high dose long-term, and I would consider 500 a low dose. Your symptoms sound more like your disorder than the med itself- it usually takes 2-3 days to stabilize your mood (depakote), although the sadness (depression) seems to appear pretty quickly. I would let your pdoc know about the symptoms you're experiencing. As far as topamax aka stupidmax, I didn't go above 100 because I felt, well, stupid. But other people swear by it, so ignore me. Hope you start to feel better soon- Judy
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