Posted by Ritch on June 5, 2003, at 0:28:41
In reply to RITCH: re Depakote 125mg pills:, posted by Janelle on June 4, 2003, at 16:36:03
> I called a couple of pharmacies (to double check the info) and was told by BOTH that the ONLY version of 125mg of Depakote (in the US) is in SPRINKLE capsule form only and it should NOT be combined with a 250mg ER tablet! Where did you hear that there are 125mg tablets? Perhaps you live outside the US where things are different?
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> Anyway, my pdoc increased my dose gradually from 250 to 500 to 750! And to ease the side effects I got from taking it all at once, he smartly put me on divided dose - 250 mg/am, 250 mg/dinner, 250mg/bedtime!Janelle, I live in the US and I have got a bottle a few feet away from me that reads: "Depakote EC 125mg Take one tablet two times daily". I've tried the Sprinkle version of the 125's-the green and white caps with the white pellets inside? You can't smell the vanilla smell with the 125 Sprinkles or the ER versions. But my 125 EC tabs smell like vanilla like the 250 EC's I have. Whoa! So you are taking Depakote 250mg ER 3x daily right? That's a lurch!
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