Posted by cache-monkey on June 1, 2005, at 18:36:34
In reply to Re: Depakote ER Question-Input Needed Please » cache-monkey, posted by theo on May 31, 2005, at 22:52:37
Yeah, early evening was about exactly the time when the darkness dissapated.
I know that most anticonvulsants come with a common side effect of of rashes. (Not THE RASH, but more minor rashes...) So, maybe that's manifesting itself as your sore throat. It's supposed to be less common with Depakote, but I did notice a general (but minor) feeling of itchiness when I started it. And I experienced this with Lamictal, too, so I think this is how I get hit with the anticonvulsant-type rash.
~cache-monkey
> My doctor acts like there's a pot of gold if I wait six weeks on this. I left him a message stating the only way I can stick with Depakote ER is to add an antidepressant, because it is definitely making me sad as hell, till about 6:00pm, and then the clouds lift.
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> I myself dropped to 250mg tonight. My other problem is with Depakote ER at 500mg, I'm experiencing a scrathcy throat and fell like I'm coming down with an upper respiratory infection. I have had this experience with Lamictal and Topamax also. I wonder why anti-seizure meds do this to me?
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