Posted by Mitch on September 1, 2001, at 12:50:21
In reply to how does depakote make you feel?, posted by sar on September 1, 2001, at 9:19:49
> if i ever get in to see my unreliable pdoc, i'm getting started on depakote (in addition to having been on prozac and klonopin for a few months). i've been dx'd bipolar II but have never experienced true textbook mania--hypomania yes probably, where i feel much better and sexyer and more confident and dump all my money off at bars and boutiques--but depression is my main problem. at my worst (before meds) i was damn near catatonic. will depakote have a flattening effect on me? i can't afford any flattening.
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> any personal stories/ information would be greatly appreciated.
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> sarMy own personal situation with Dep is mixed. It *definitely* seems to have an anxiolytic effect and is pretty good for agitation/racing thoughts, etc. However, when it comes to depression it never did me any good *unless* anxiety was driving it. If you are just anergic, fatigued, and apathetic it might not help very much. However, there are a lot of folks that report a prominent AD effect with it. You will just have to give it a shot and see.
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