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(Message started by: hoosierdaddy on Oct 10^th, 2004, 11:53am)

Title: Depakote ER
Post by hoosierdaddy on Oct 10^th, 2004, 11:53am

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?

Sorry for venting

Title: Re: Depakote ER
Post by E-Double on Oct 10^th, 2004, 12:06pm

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.

Good luck,

E.

Title: Re: Depakote ER
Post by mynm156 on Oct 10^th, 2004, 12:10pm

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.

Good Vibes

MYNM156

Title: Re: Depakote ER
Post by hoosierdaddy on Oct 10^th, 2004, 12:23pm

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?

Title: Re: Depakote ER
Post by miapet on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:17pm

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.

That's our 2cents.
*positive light and energy*
miapet

Title: Re: Depakote ER
Post by Gator on Oct 13^th, 2004, 7:58am

My neuro took me up to 1500mg and then pulled me off it because it did nothing for me.

Gator