Posted by cache-monkey on April 7, 2005, at 15:12:27
In reply to Re: Just started Depakote... dry mouth/sweaty palms??, posted by Spriggy on April 7, 2005, at 11:32:21
Yeah, someone else suggested anxiety as well. I do tend to get really anxious before starting a new medication. (Obsessively so at times, but not quite as bad as what you seem to go through.) Anyway, maybe that's a part of it.
No sedation yet. But a little bit of that warm fuzzy feeling. Hopefully this med sticks... I'm tired of cycling through all the various options. Especially given my insurance's ridiculously low prescription cap.
Thanks for the input,
cache-monkey> ALL meds give me dry mouth and sweaty palms and I have concluded, it's not the meds, rather my anxiety of reacting to them.
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> I can stand NEAR the pill and never swallow it and get all sorts of symptoms. As a matter of fact, I can just look at a new bottle of pills and think my throat is swelling shut due to an allergic reaction. LOL
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> But you are asking a girl who sits in the ER parking lot up to 1.5 hours when taking a new medicine. So as you can see, I am very rational.
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> LOL
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> BUT Depakote, um... no I don't recall those symptoms (other than the first time becuase of my anxiety). I do recall feeling a bit tired on it at tiems/sedated but nothing too bad. I also did say, like Ritch mentioned, it made my brain feel all warm and fuzzy. LOL
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> You're on a really low dose, I'd say give it some more time and maybe the reaction will go away.
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