Posted by galkeepinon on September 13, 2003, at 15:12:59
In reply to Depakote weight gain question, posted by bookgurl99 on September 13, 2003, at 11:22:18
Hey bookgurl99, glad to see your post:-)
I wish you the best with the Depakote. Maybe you can ask your doc about Topamax to fight the weight gain if you notice any, you may not even gain weight. But you may not even lose weight if you did go on Topamax, I was lucky. But if you don't want to add Topamax just to 'fight the weight gain' you may get from Depakote, Seb had a great idea!
Just my humble offerings to ya!
Take care.
> Hey all --
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> Looks like I'm gonna be starting Depakote this week for migraine prevention. Not sure of the dose yet, but I expect it to be about 250 mgs 2 or 3 times a day.
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> I'm already quite overweight. How can I fight weight gain on this med? Is it that taking it leads one to feel hungry, or is the weight gain due to the distraction of the liver?
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