Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on June 10, 2005, at 9:57:29
In reply to Depakote causing depression??, posted by Sonya on June 9, 2005, at 18:28:18
> I've been on 1000mg Depakote daily for 8 months. I also take 50mg Seroquel at bedtime for sleep and anxiety. I was diagnosed Bipolar II last year after a hospitalization. Lately I'm so tired, apathetic and especially lethargic that everything is an effort. I don't know whether the lethargy is because of returning depression or a side effect I'm now experiencing from Depakote. Will see my pdoc in 3 weeks about this. Anyone heard of Depakote causing depression?
I was diagnosed with Bipolar I during a stay at the hospital a year ago, and as far as I know it was a misdiagnosis. My psychiatrist, whom I've been seeing for five and a half years, doesn't seem to think I'm bipolar. Regardless, I've been on Depakote ER ever since...2000 mg at night. I've experienced all of the symptoms you described, and tend to think the lethargy is a side effect. Depakote should theoretically prevent your depression from returning. But I know lethargy tends to cause you to feel kind of "down", overall. I'm on an antidepressant, which should be helping with that.
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