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hoosierdaddy
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Depakote ER
« on: Oct 10th, 2004, 11:53am » |
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I am on day 2 of my latest med change. I had a pretty mild week still worst attacks in morning and at night but nothing more than K6. I was on a prednisone taper and they got stronger as I stepped down the dose. the last day of the taper I had a k10 I took zomig and 45min later 2:00am dropped to k5 and I passed out. I woke up at 4:00am PF but my face right side (im right side sufferer) was twitching. crawled into bed and woke at 6:00 mild k5 but had to go to work.
I called my Doctor and got in to see him next morning and he started me on Depakote ER 500mg, has anyone else taken this? does it help?
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Re: Depakote ER
« Reply #1 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 12:06pm » |
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Don't apologize for venting! 
Like everything else it all appears to be an individualized treatment. Depends on your own brain chemistry.
That was the first med I took. It honestly only made me dopey nothing else. It might help you though so go for it. Anything is worth a shot.
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Re: Depakote ER
« Reply #2 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 12:10pm » |
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Sorry you are having a bad time of it. Yes I have tried it but was allergic so I cant tell you anymore than that.
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Re: Depakote ER
« Reply #3 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 12:23pm » |
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Thanks for the info. I looked at the medication survey from the left side. doesn't appear to help many of us but I'll give it a shot.
Sorry about the allergic reaction. do you have another med that you can take?
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Re: Depakote ER
« Reply #4 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:17pm » |
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Depakote is a frontal lobe acting drug . . .so we don't have faith in it . . .there are those who believe that it is only frontal acting when being used for seizures . . .but I believe it's gig is the frontal lobe . . .so there it works . . and since it appears to be a malfunctioning hypothalmus, which isn't in the frontal lobe, then depakote appears (to us) to be a medication of futility.
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Re: Depakote ER
« Reply #5 on: Oct 13th, 2004, 7:58am » |
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My neuro took me up to 1500mg and then pulled me off it because it did nothing for me.
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