Posted by med_empowered on November 20, 2005, at 2:52:42
In reply to depakote users - whats your dose?, posted by becksA on November 19, 2005, at 21:13:26
I'm not on depakote now, but I did do a short trial-run of it a while ago. I started at 500mgs, with the goal (I think) of reaching 1500mgs/day or so...anyway, it wasn't so great. It made me nauseous, and I felt really stupid on it.
Depakote dosages really need to be individualized...plus, it really depends on your condition. If you have BP I, usually the dose will be higher--I think 1000mgs+ is pretty standard--than if you're bipolar II, in which case you can make do with much less. Unipolar depression or schizoaffective disorders are trickier to medicate; I imagine that would involve starting low, going slow with more trial and error than BP disorders.
good luck!
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