Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on March 20, 2006, at 22:54:30
In reply to Just starting Depakote. What was your experience?, posted by greywolf on March 20, 2006, at 18:08:40
I'm on 1500 a day..I guess the dose depends on your diagnosis. Weight gain and fatigue are the only side-effects I've noticed. Last year, I was up to 2000 mg..it was more effective at that dose, if you ask me (though the side-effects were obviously more pronounced). It continues to exert a calming effect and keeps my temper under control. At 2000, I noticed it had a more significant impact on my anxiety (specifically social anxiety).
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> My doctor just started me on Depakote, 500 mg/day for the first month. Looks like there are lots of SEs to be concerned about.
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> What were your experiences?
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