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Posted by Nicki on January 31, 2005, at 9:10:28
I always read about depakote er casing weight gain. Has anyone experienced weight loss? I have been on it a week at 500mg and have lost 6 pounds. (not trying). It seems to have curbed my appetite a lot. Today I start 750 and next week 1500. I am also on cymbalta and I h aven't haerd about this drug online at all. Not too much info out there. I know it's a newer drug but has anyone been on this. I have bipolar with rapid cycling and am also on ativan as needed.
Posted by nomom on January 31, 2005, at 9:40:08
In reply to depakote er and weight loss?, posted by Nicki on January 31, 2005, at 9:10:28
My daughter had that reaction on regular Depakote. She gained 10lbs on ER, but lost 10lbs on regular Depakote. She kept describing her stomach felt full even though she would barely eat.
Posted by Phillipa on January 31, 2005, at 17:04:26
In reply to Re: depakote er and weight loss?, posted by nomom on January 31, 2005, at 9:40:08
Do a search on Cymbalta for old Threads. There have been quite a few. I tried Cymbalta and unfortunately it didn't work for me. Good Luck. Phillipa
Posted by CareBear04 on February 2, 2005, at 11:12:29
In reply to depakote er and weight loss?, posted by Nicki on January 31, 2005, at 9:10:28
hey nicki,
sounds like you're a lucky one in terms of losing and not gaining weight on depakote. i've been scared of it since the first time i heard of it because my friend, a fifteen year old at the time, gained 30 pounds in three weeks!
i was on depakote briefly for about three weeks. i don't know whether i gained or lost weight or didn't change at all. i was in the hospital for most of that time, so with hospital food and stress and all, my weight could have changed without the drug. still, when i didn't want to take depakote, the doctors promised that i was unlikely to gain weight at the low dose (500mg) that i would be on. they said the dosing is weight-correlated so i wouldn't need some of the high doses that others are on. i think i've heard that it's mainly doses above 1500mg or so that cause weight gain. there seems to be a threshold for everyone below which they're fine weight-wise and above which they gain weight. i guess it's a matter of finding that threshold and staying just below it for max effect. hope this helps.
Posted by Minnie-Haha on February 2, 2005, at 16:12:25
In reply to depakote er and weight loss?, posted by Nicki on January 31, 2005, at 9:10:28
> ... I am also on cymbalta and I haven't haerd about this drug online at all.
I've gained a couple of pounds on Cymbalta, but a lot of folks report weight loss on it.
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