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Jodi
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Just wanted to know if anyone has had any luck with depokote. I just started taking it about 2 weeks ago,but my doctor said IT NEEDS TIME TO GET INTO YOUR SYSTEM I use Imitrex injections to abort but what about preveting them.
Thanks Jodi
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Re: depokote
« Reply #1 on: Feb 17th, 2002, 8:30pm » |
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Welcone Jodi:
I took Depakote for seizures. It has some effect for them and I guess some here. It takes awhile to work and I hope you have luck with it. You'll no doubt get some emails about it. Stick around, read the links and tell us more.
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Shane
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Hello Jodi,
I tried Depacote for just under a year,It helped for a while,but then stopped helping.I also developed a distorted view of reality that made life difficult.My wife was very happy when I stopped using it.
Shane
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bdenkew
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I tried it for a month or so without any luck. I also couldn'd handle the side effects of clumsiness and impaired driving (although I did anyway). I had to go back to the #!@$ prednisone as a preventive.
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Re: depokote
« Reply #4 on: Feb 17th, 2002, 11:46pm » |
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Jodi,
I also had bad side affect experiences with Depakote. It made me really moody and basically turned me into a prick (at least that's what my ex-wife told me)! LOL
Seriously, I only took it for about two weeks. Didin't do anything for my clusters, but really weirded my personality out. Stopped taking it on my own.
Ever tried Verapamil? Seems a good percentage of people have had good luck with Verapamil as a preventative.
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michelle
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hi jodi,
i just also started taking depakote 2 weeks ago, along with the prednisone ( being weaned off) as preventatives and amerge as my abortive. i haven't noticed any weird side effects yet! i'm episodic and am still getting 1-2 clusters per day but the amerge is working MOST of the time ! let me know is you get any weird effects. PFDAN to all
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Jodi
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Thank you all so much for the feed back on depakote. I thought it was just me that was moody and wacky. I have tried verapamil but not for a very long time, after 2 weeks went off of it. THANK GOD FOR IMITREX INJECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
lOVE JODI
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reelboat
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I've used Depakote for the past 2 years. I've been episodic for the past 26 years and have never found anything to completely stop a cycle. Depakote did exactly that. I started using 500mg/day, 30 days prior to my start date. I did not have a cycle fot the past 2 years. Same thing this year. I usually take the Depakote for 3 months. My cycles normally last 6 weeks. This year I quit taking the Depakote on the 1st of Febuary. My clusters started 2 days ago. I started the Depakote again and will let you know if it helps. I hope so. After 2 years without CH's, I was hopeing to be free.
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