Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on May 4, 2005, at 19:35:05
In reply to Re: best mood stabilizer for anxiety? » BIGDaddyachmed69, posted by tendency on May 4, 2005, at 11:58:21
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> > Depakote ER. I take 2000mg, primarily to even out my mood swings...initially I took it at night but found it hard to get up in the morning.
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> how has it worked for mood stabilization? have you tried other mood stabilizers? side effects from depakote? thanks.
>I would say that it helps the most with my anger...it also seems to prevent recurrent episodes of severe depression. Lithium was more effective as far as treating my depressive symptoms, and Lamictal even more so. Depakote, as I already mentioned, has been the best as far as generalized anxiety. Lamictal was probably the most pro-social, because it was the least sedating and didn't cause any residual anxiety. Depakote has caused me to put on a considerable amount of weight and is the worst as far as fatigue.
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