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Depakote (Valproate)

Support for tapering Depakote/valproate (divalproex).

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Check-in41st Depakote Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair. No specific symptoms. My doctor is kind of right in the sense that holding the current dose may be best for me. Those meds have surpris...

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·2d ago·1 replies·

Check-inNeed your advice, 40th Depakote Update.

Prozac happens to actually work today. If it stops working for the third time, I am going to the best doctor in the city for a serious chat, or to a g...

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·6d ago·4 replies·

Check-in39th Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of depression.

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·8d ago·1 replies·

Check-in38th Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of dizziness and appetite changes.

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·12d ago·0 replies·

Check-in37th Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Felt poor in the morning. I had some suspicious symptom flare up. It's all happening just a few days after strongly suspecting a poop ou...

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·13d ago·0 replies·

Check-in36th Depakote Update - Feeling Bad

Feeling bad. Been having bouts of anxiety, appetite changes, and fatigue. Please answer my question. I've been thinking about Prozac and in case poop...

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·13d ago·0 replies·

Check-in35th Depakote Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair. Felt poor yesterday. I will be cutting Depakote. Appointment within 9 days.

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·15d ago·0 replies·

Check-in34th Depakote Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. No specific symptoms. I will be doing a -50% (-300) of Depakote within two weeks. I am in near perfect health.

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·16d ago·0 replies·

Check-in33rd Depakote Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of appetite changes. Summer is good.

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·17d ago·0 replies·

Check-in32nd Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of appetite changes. I am rather okay. Starting a new job today or tomorrow. A side hustle. I was worried about my pe...

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·20d ago·1 replies·

Check-in31st Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. No specific symptoms. I'm really slow on some days and okay on other days. No idea what's up. Only idea is, maybe this is way too much ...

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·22d ago·0 replies·

Check-in30th Depakote Update - Feeling Great

Feeling great. Been having small appetite changes. It took 5-7 months for my nervous system to recover after last year's.

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·23d ago·1 replies·

Check-in29th Depakote Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair. Been having bouts of appetite changes.

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·29d ago·0 replies·

Check-in28th Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of huge appetite changes. Oh, crap. I was already saying these meds are going to work for me. But they don't! Every m...

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·1mo ago·4 replies·

Check-in27th Depakote Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of appetite changes. The only side effects I get from Prozac are the three most common ones. Going next month to the...

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·1mo ago·1 replies·

Check-in26th Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of dizziness.

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·1mo ago·1 replies·

Check-inChange Of Plans. Feeling Good

Feeling good. I will speed up my appointment and suggest Zyprexa -25%. Next must be Depakote -50%, but I would not risk doing it that soon. I will si...

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·1mo ago·1 replies·

Check-in24th Depakote Update - Feeling Very good

Feeling very good. No specific symptoms. I think I will risk -50% of depakote at that dose, but only if my nervous system heals much better for longe...

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·1mo ago·1 replies·

Check-in23rd Depakote Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair, pretty good. No specific symptoms. Great news: coffee is no longer giving me hyperactivity anymore! Be careful if you ever take caripra...

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·1mo ago·2 replies·

Check-in22nd Depakote Update - Feeling Bad

Feeling bad. No specific symptoms. Sometimes feeling bad, othertimes feeling okay. Switching decaf coffee to water tomorrow. My stomach and heart wil...

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·1mo ago·5 replies·

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