Posted by greywolf on April 25, 2006, at 16:00:19
In reply to Re: Why are so many people down on Depakote? » Caedmon, posted by Glydin on April 25, 2006, at 14:46:01
I take the negative postings with a grain of salt because I think it's a truism that those with negative experiences are generally more motivated to let others know than those who positive experiences.But with Depakote I am a little more concerned because the "horror" stories weren't about withdrawal problems or run-of-the-mill SEs. The non-specific negative posts left me wondering what the heck could have happened to that person to make the experience so bad, and most of the posts that actually stated grounds did not fall into the "horror" camp.
From my subjective perspective, it seems that the negative Depakote posts are a bit more strident about the med than is usually seen with the typical ADs written about in these threads. And, given that I have had unhappy experiences with most ADs that are available but have not yet experienced adverse effects with Depakote to the degree I normally would with, for example, an SSRI, I started wondering how bad this Depakote could get.
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