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Alex Jacob alex.jacob@keoic.com | 12:13am on Monday, November 9th, 2009 |
I am a patient of JME. Although i have had some rare episodes in the past years, only in May 2009 , I was put Valparin chrono 500mg(daily once bedtime) and later from October onwards, I am on 1-0-1 Depakine chrono 500mg. For the past one week, when ... read more » | |
Frondely Willemstad, Curacao | 6:49pm on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 |
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Resolved Question: Anyone caring for a child with epilepsy?
(Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:42:42 GMT)
My boy is 13 and on 4 drugs to help prevent his seizures. I would like to know how many others are on this number of drugs and still experiencing seizures? The latest new drug we are trying is Kepra but it looks as though this also is not working. Also we are finding that the number of seizures actually increases with this drug?! He is also on Epilim (sodium valproate), Clobazam, and ethosuximide. I would just like to hear from other parents who are going through the same thing with th
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Voting Question: Rage attacks,what should I do?
(Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:52:47 GMT)
I'm usually a very controlled,shy person and though I am very impulsive and tend to act on my whims I proud myself on being a diplomat.Yet,sometimes,very rarely,I have this awful rage attacks where I just completely lose control.I get very nervous,start shivering,scream a lot,call people horrible names,throw things around,make threats on people,start crying and afterwars I feel very ashamed because I know my behaviour was completely inadequate...This hasn't happened very often,just four times
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Resolved Question: i have a mental health problem to enquire about?
(Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:52:54 GMT)
my partner had just recently diagnosed with bi-polar about 3 mths has been on meds for about 2 n a half mths but these are sodium valproate. These seem to make him very quickly irritable and not very pleasent to be around i feel like a terrible partner as im struggling to come to terms with this diagnosis too and also our children are affected but im goin to hang on in there as we have been together for 11 yrs now been through some pretty tough times but this has to be by far the hardest if a
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Voting Question: What is the Independent and Dependent Variable?
(Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:48:21 GMT)
Evins, A.E., Demopulos, C., Nierenberg, A., Culhane, M.A., Eisner, L., Sachs, G. (2006). A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of adjunctive donepezil in treatment-resistant mania. Bipolar Disorders, Vol 8(1), Feb 2006, pp. 75-80. Because there is a high rate of partial response to standard medications, novel medications for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder are needed. Beginning with 11 participants, we conducted a 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of donepezil for treatmen
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Resolved Question: How to sort my life out?
(Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:09:26 GMT)
Right now I am in pieces. I am bipolar and ever since I was diagnosed I have been unstable. I have been taking Epilim - sodium valproate (depakote in USA) and that has worded wonders in allowing me to lose lots of weight (I know its meant to gain, but it makes me so happy I don't eat). The problem with it is that it makes me *too* happy and the doctors don't believe I'm taking it so I stop, they then think that the dipping mood is good! I have become more depressed lately; I cannot tidy or do
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Resolved Question: The effects of speed when mixed with alcohol and antidepressants and mood stabilisers?
(Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:46:34 GMT)
Hiya, im just wondering about how when speed is taken, how it affects the body and mind when combined with alcohol, antidepressants (specifically citalopram 20mg) and mood stabilisers (specifically semisodium valproate 1000mg). A close friend of mine is worrying me, after last night she took this combination. She is ok obviously, but how does speed affect the mind and mental health and especially someone with manic depression? Thanks for your help. Emma x
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Voting Question: bi-polar disorder i need help?
(Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:52:08 GMT)
ive been recently diagnosed with bi-polar, about a month ago, started meds for it (sodium valproate) but not been feel to great, im on a high just now and they make me feel all wobbley and strange, still cant sleep i get a couple of hours if yer lucky but have terrible nightmares thru the night, i understand it might take a few months for them really start working, anyne else have the same problems? also worried about my son he has mood swings quite bad he is 9 is it to early to get him check
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Resolved Question: Semisodium Valproate (depakote) side effects?
(Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:48:35 GMT)
Hello, friday i got put on depakote by my doctor for manic depression. He put me up to 500mg twice a day. The past 2 days ive felt physically and mentally exhausted, even falling asleep at work and got sent home today because i work in a dangerous environment. Has anyone else had similar experiences? i called the doc today and he said reduce it to one dose of 500mg a day. I feel pretty awful right now, i don't know how this is going to affect my work. Thanks Emma
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Resolved Question: Any ideas on what neurological disorder I may be developing?
(Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:27:41 GMT)
I had an "attack" back in March where I was hyperventilating and I had heart palpitations, a tremor in my right hand and these twitches in my stomach that made it look like I was continuously doing stomach crunches (I didnt get a break between them) The hand tremor carried on after the attack (and hasn't stopped since) and a few days later, the twitches in my stomach started again but it was only a few a minute. In April I had another attack where the twitches were continuous. I went to a ne
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Resolved Question: What are my rights re: meds?
(Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:36:16 GMT)
I was placed into crisis care for a week by my psychiatrist as I had a hypomanic episode, brought on when re-starting sodium valproate. She arranged for them to visit once a day just to monitor my mood. They referred me to day hospital; my CPN agreed this was bad as I hate the place! The admitting nurse thought it wouldn't benefit me as I attend classes since leaving (in june) & was doing well. The psychiatrist disagreed & w/out seeing me insisted I go. The staff agree I attend 3.5days, so I
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Resolved Question: Why are my meds making me high?
(Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:29:31 GMT)
Everytime I re-start Sodium Valproate for bipolar, I have a manic episode. This last time was so severe (apparently) that I was nearly sectioned. The crisis team watch me take the meds but about 2hrs after I'm bouncing off the walls. If I ever miss a dose, or have it late, my mood dips. The drs say this cannot happen, but admit they can't explain the mania. How can valproate have a paradoxical effect?
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Resolved Question: Feel trapped, alone & scared, want life to be over?
(Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:54:16 GMT)
Ever since I was diagnosed bipolar last year I have spent most of time in day hospital, for manic episodes. Everytime I'm there I'm prescribed antipsychotics (not psychotic) & when its discovered I won't take them the psychiatrist gets angry - like a battle of wills. My two outpatient psychiatrists are happy for me to just take valproate. I had a hypomanic episode last week; i was placed into crisis care for a week, assured that i didn't need to go to day hospital. Crisis made me go & speak to
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Resolved Question: does anyone else have really bad depression anxiety social phobia and eating disorder?
(Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:46:47 GMT)
Hi a little bit about myself im 33 im taking 60mg citalopram and 1200mg of epilem also known as sodium valproate for bipolar i have suffered for 8 years now but this year has been the worst lost 3 good jobs in the last 7 years. When i get bad i find it hard to eat just looking or thinking what to eat makes my stomach churn and that makes me more anxious because im not eating. I have just been put on epilim as a trile i think i have the doctor is not so sure but i will try anything to get bette
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Resolved Question: Extremely unexpected responses from mood stabilizers.Desperate for help from China!!?
(Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:08:29 GMT)
Extremely unexpected responses from mood stabilizers.Desperate for help from China!!? thanks for your precious timeďĽI am a 27yrs old male with Bipolar II(predominantly mild depression,Rapid cycling and Mixed, obvious anxiety) from Shandong, China. (pardon my English), I have had extremely unexpected responses from mood stabilizers, and ultra-sensitive to most of psychiatric medications When I first start a new drug or increase the dosage of the same med, I would immediately dysphoric/euphoric
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Resolved Question: Stopped Valproate because I was told it makes you gain weight?
(Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:14:21 GMT)
I put on a large amount of weight taking Seroquel & olanzapine. I've been on Sodium Valproate (epilim) since then, and it made me so much happier that I was able to lose 24lbs in the last 2mnths. A friend told me last week, that my body would get used to the valproate, & I'd put on weight, so I stopped. I'm more 'down' now & want to spend all day in bed; don't want to exercise. I also tend to eat more when unhappy, so feel valproate was better. Do you always gain weight on it? How come I was l
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Resolved Question: Bringing epilepsy medicine in UAE?
(Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:31:03 GMT)
I am taking prescribed medicine for epilepsy - Depakine chrono made by Sanofi-aventis. It contains valproic acid and natrium valproate. I would be grateful if someone could write me if it is allowd to bring and quantity of this medicine in to United Arab Emirates. I called embassies in Vienna and Rome and they could not help me. They don't speak english very well. They didn't answer my e-mails neither.
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Voting Question: how long does sodium valproate stay in your system?
(Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:52:01 GMT)
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Resolved Question: What medication am I likely to be put on for Bipolar type 2 with rapid cycling?
(Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:35:43 GMT)
I'm going to be put on some drugs soon as I've just been diagnosed with Bipolar, I have been reading up on some of the mood-stabilising drugs side effects and I'm starting to get scared. Can I turn down a medication if I don't want to be on it? I've read that Valproate can cause significant weight gain, hair loss and produce poly-cystic ovary syndrome in women who begin taking the medication before age 20....I'm 19 (20 next month). I know that these are only side effects and they don't happe
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Resolved Question: Please help...? Life seems so pointless with no future?
(Mon, 18 May 2009 12:45:39 GMT)
I had a breakdown at the end of last year, and was diagnosed as bipolar (probably had it since very young). I was prescribed Zyprexa (olanzapine) then Seroquel (quetiapine). And also Epilim (sodium valproate; depakote in US I think) I have gone from being slim to being clinically obese. Because of this I stopped my meds, and when given steroids went manic, followed by a mixed episode, and ended back in crisis care. I am apparently 'classic bipolar' though have no idea of what that means. I'
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Resolved Question: how dangerous is it to overdose epilim (SODIUM VALPROATE)?
(Sat, 09 May 2009 06:21:54 GMT)
almost 100 200 mg ec tablets at one time.
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Resolved Question: Mature only: Tell me what you think of my poem: Inse-Cured?
(Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:16:47 GMT)
I do not need to stick the needle in my vein to have a dose of shame./ And some have never been in a wheel chair but we have will that is rare and we felt lame./ Masquerade with our masculinity./ Mask the raid in every vicinity just for the fame./ The doctor gave me two tablets./ I used one to write down my anger and i swallowed the other to end the habit/ of trying to get accepted in a society that doesn't accept variety or themselves in fact./ And just like crack, you can become hooked to th
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Resolved Question: Risperidone... anyone had it?
(Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:36:22 GMT)
I posted questions yesterday regarding medications and my psychiatrist not listening. I have agreed to take the valproate as a mood stabiliser (for bipolar) but instead of just letting me stop quetiapine he has put me on risperidone another antipsychotic. I knew nothing about this drug and assumed it would be weight neutral, I've since discovered it is not. Is is worth not taking it and sticking with the sodium valproate (epilim) as a mono therapy? Since starting the quetiapine my BMI has
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Resolved Question: Trouble with medication for bipolar?
(Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:03:58 GMT)
I'm currently attending day hospital due to a relapse with bipolar (I stopped my meds, went manic with steroids, and crashed with a mixed episode). Part of the reason I have trouble with taking the meds is I am unhappy with potential side effects; my outpatient pscyh did agree to look at changing when i was stable, but as I felt so good I didn't take the meds. I also have trouble accepting the diagnosis. The psychiatrist at the hospital refuses to listen to my concerns and twists my words.
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Resolved Question: How do you get a psychiatrist to listen to you?
(Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:03:04 GMT)
I'm currently attending day hospital due to a relapse with bipolar (I stopped my meds, went manic with steroids, and crashed with a mixed episode). Part of the reason I have trouble with taking the meds is I am unhappy with potential side effects; my outpatient pscyh did agree to look at changing when i was stable, but as I felt so good I didn't take the meds. I also have trouble accepting the diagnosis. The psychiatrist at the hospital refuses to listen to my concerns and twists my words.
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Voting Question: What is the meaning of carbamazwpine and valproate i found both in the novel but i couldn't translate it?
(Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:29:44 GMT)
translation
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Voting Question: hi i was wondering if anyone knows of a loophole regarding the driving ban after having an epileptic fit in th?
(Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:07:19 GMT)
it was my first fit ever the day before my 17th on the 28th december 2008 so its been three months and i'm being treated with sodium valproate
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Resolved Question: I take carbamazepine & valproate for seizure.Should I stop these drugs b4 surgery under GA 4 Lap Chole.?
(Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:59:38 GMT)
I take carbamazepine 200 mg TDS & Valproate 200 mg BD.My complex partial seizure apparently seems to be controlled.
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Resolved Question: Can anybody make a diagnosis for the following symptoms experienced by a 72 –year old man?
(Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:07:38 GMT)
The neurologist's diagnosis is bipolar mood disorder, but I'm suspected to Alzheimer's disease. The patient is now on Valproate Sodium and Rivastigmine. 1. Forgetfulness 2. Confusion 3. Wandering 4. Telling things that are not right to say in front of others, say, things related to sex 5. Cursing 6. Counting his money many times a day 7. When asked about something happened, say, 1 month ago, he says it has happened 1 or 2 years ago 8. Talkative 9. Once getting lost at night on the way back hom
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Voting Question: I'm putting on weight at an alarming rate, could it be my medication & how can I come off them safely?
(Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:15:54 GMT)
I have cyclothymic personality disorder & have had one major depressive episode (over a year ago for 2 months). I'm on 1000mg Depakote (sodium valproate), 1mg Risperidone and 150mg Venlafaxine (effexor). I have put on 5.7 stone in 3.5 years since being on medication and this past 4 months I've put on 2 stones. I eat majority raw food and grilled salmon every day except saturdays once every 2 weeks when I have a roast dinner with pudding. I do not eat chocolate or take sugar in my tea, nor do I
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Resolved Question: pharmacology nursing math help: Are these answers Correct?
(Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:11:10 GMT)
1. A client is ordered 50 milligrams of Amitriptyline. 25 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? Answer=2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. A client is ordered 37.5 milligrams of Dothiepin. 75 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? Answer=0.5 tab -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. A client is ordered 37.5 milligrams of Nortrip
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Resolved Question: What is this pain in my right arm?
(Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:51:03 GMT)
Last night a pain came on in my right arm. It was just annoying more than anything, kind of throbbing. But now it's 6a.m. and it's keeping my awake. I've tried stretching it, massaging it, putting pressure on it NOT putting pressure on it - but it's feeling worse. My hand's also becoming a little numb and I'm occasionally getting pins and needles in it. I'm 18 years old and I'm taking Sodium Valproate and have recently (2 days ago) begun taking Effexor. My blood pressure is usually fin
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Resolved Question: Am I Suicidal ?
(Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:16:27 GMT)
till now i never felt like i want to commit suicide but i think about it almost every moment.. when i am alone(unfortunately most of the time i am alone and depressed) , i think about the options(drug or knife or may be just a jump ??) again & again.. sometimes when i'm in a metro station, the train is coming, standing in the platform i can see lights on the rail lines the lights from the dark hole and they gradually comes nearer to me suddenly i feel very different , i cant explain how i feel
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Resolved Question: Am I Suicidal ? plz help?
(Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:09:44 GMT)
till now i never feel like i want to commit suicide but i often think about it.. when i am alone(unfortunately most of the time i am alone and depressed) , i think about the options(drug or knife or may be just a jump ??) again & again.. may be i'm in a metro station, when the train comes, standing in the platform i can see lights on the rail lines the lights from the dark hole and they gradually comes nearer to me suddenly i feel very different , i cant explain how i feel then. sometimes i al
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Resolved Question: Is Cutting Skin a Disorder ..?
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:58:31 GMT)
in the last 5 years many times i cut my hand using blade or knife when i feel depressed or bored, but recently it is more frequent then before and the scars are much deeper now i dont have many frnds,, just a few they told me to stop , my this tendency of self injury hurts them and i dont want to hurt them,i dont want to hurt my ma she is worried about me but i cant control myself ,cant control this behavior when i feel depressed i do it again & again , i need it badly it gives me a quick reli
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Resolved Question: Is This Really BIPOLAR DISORDER ? Need Help?
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:41:48 GMT)
I am 19+ .. from last 1-1/2 yr i feel depressed often it's more like a mood swing.. sometimes i feel happy and just after it I suddenly feel very depressed, after some hours or a day i feel better but again after some 'okay' hours(1-2 to 5-6), again feel depressed .. and it continues as a cycle . i am bored and sad in 'depression period' , in 'happy mood' i just enjoy everything.my depressive mood stay longer actually most of the time.. i can't concentrate on my study,getting very poor marks i
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Resolved Question: Advice please...sexual problems related to mental health?
(Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:59:52 GMT)
I am a 21y.o. student. I have a long history of psychiatric problems which have had various diagnoses. I self-harmed from the age of 12 until I managed to give up with a lot of willpower and help from my friends at 18. After starting university I developed anorexia but again with help I have overcome this. I have been hospitalised 3 times in the past year, with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. However after seeing a new psychiatrist recently I have been diagnosed with ADHD and not bipolar
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Voting Question: Is this normal after taking mental medications for bipolar disorder?
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:16:20 GMT)
Is this a normal feeling for me? I have been taking valproate sodium 800mg/d for nearly a month. But i seem to have received "paradoxical reaction" from it. I feel like as if my mind is being controlled by some "outer force" (it is getting more sluggish). I am thinking slowlier, unable to concentrate. My parents have told me that I am staring vacantly sometimes. Is this normal after taking valproate sodium 800mg/d for bipolar disorder? Have you ever had similar feelings while taking any
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Resolved Question: Do you take Valproate, and do you know if it kills your sex drive?
(Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:28:29 GMT)
Seriously, since the day i started taking it (600mg for mood stablizing, not epilepsy) i have felt like a wet blanket in that department. It seems to take alot of effort and sometimes it feels like a chore and sometimes i feel like there's something wrong with me. I feel really guilty sometimes because i am in my first year of marriage and it is taking its toll on both of us emotionally.
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Resolved Question: valproate semisodium interaction with Dextromethorphan?
(Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:56:40 GMT)
I need to know if any amount of mg of valproate semisodium (depakote) will have any bad interactions with high doses of Dextromethorphan (dxm, or varoius over counter cough medicines) please help i searched the net but i cant find any reliable information im in desperate need.
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Voting Question: Can i establish genuine friendship based on emotional connection?
(Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:32:12 GMT)
I am 26, a Chinese living Shandong Province, China. I have read tons of novels in which relationship of brotherhood/sisterhood is so admirably portrayed that I am longing for one. But it turns out the interhuman relationship in reality is often superficial. I mean you can have a nice conversation, dinner, but you barely care about each other. Some have told me it is less likely to forge genuine friendship based on emotional connection in commercial society because1 you are not in business rela
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Voting Question: Is valproate acid (depakote) effective in treating bipolar mixed depressive states?
(Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:33:52 GMT)
Is valproate acid (depakote) effective in treating bipolar mixed depressive states? I have had mixed bipolar depressive states (maybe ultra-rapid cycling bipolar depression) for many years. Lamotrigine (Lamical) is not that effective in stabilizing mood. So my doctor decide to switch to depakote. But the current literature tells me that valproate acid (depakote) is mostly for the manic state. But I am mostly depressive, anxious and irritable. So Is valproate acid (depakote) effective in
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Resolved Question: Experiences with Sodium Valproate? A Bipolar Med'.?
(Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:25:07 GMT)
I've been recently diagnosed as Bipolar type 1, and the shrinks want me to take sodium valproate. Anyone have any personal or even indirect experience of this stuff? Did it help? Did it have any side effects? How did it make you feel? How long were you on it? Has it helped? Did it block your creativity? Thanks guys. Also, does it make the dressive episodes worse? Is it likely to have to take other meds with it, after a while?
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Resolved Question: Question for people prescribed Epilim (Sodium Valproate)?
(Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:24:12 GMT)
My doctor today started me on Epilim 1000mg he said there would likely be "side effects" but didn't go into any detail apart from weight gain and drowsiness. Please can those on Epilim please tell me what side effects you had when you started on this drug - please no internet links - if I wanted them I'd look myself.
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Resolved Question: Valpro 200 - Sodium Valproate - Is anyone else prescribed this for Bipolar&PTSD??
(Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:59:13 GMT)
I have Bipolar Disorder & PTSD and have been on Valpro 200 for about 6 months. Epilepsy Patients are treated with this medication to reduce the severity and amount of fits the patient has. (I have friends whose cousin is epileptic & on the same meds) My doctor says it's because ther is a motor nuron in common that this medication controls. Is anyone else being treated with this medication?? What Dosage?? (my dose has just been increased to 6x200mg per day?) Do you think it's working for you
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Resolved Question: iv changed my meds from lithium to valproate 6 months ago.....?
(Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:07:51 GMT)
since then my psoriasis has got alot worse, and i get blisters any where for no reason. im asuming its todo with changing my meds but i dont know, what do you think
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Resolved Question: tofranil and sodium valproate can take same time?
(Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:08 GMT)
my son 14+ years old, doctors told me he have absent seizure,he have other problem bedwetting also,doctor give him sodium velproate tablet dose 1+0+1.5 and for bed wetting give him tofranil dose 0+0+1, my question both medicine can posible take jointly.
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Resolved Question: Help! Trying to get off Oxycontin! I was prescribed them, now doctors won't help me get off!?
(Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:39:31 GMT)
I have been prescribed oxycontin for my terrible terrible terrible pain from a very bad car accident. It has been 2 months since the accident and I WANT to come off oxycontin. However, every time I go to a doctor, they tell me to just STOP taking it. First of all, I am afraid that I may have a dependency on it (though I only allow myself to take ONE a day-10 mg time release). I take Motrin when I feel the pain coming on, however at some point in the day, I feel so sick and have SO much p
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Resolved Question: I'm taking 600mg sodium valproate and 8mg reboxitine to help control my mild bipolar symtoms?
(Sat, 24 May 2008 07:22:44 GMT)
the meds r working ok, and I am exercising every day, but the thing is my sex drive has all but gone and I have no interest in being intimate with my wife, I was fine not that long ago, is it the meds? I feel so much better on the meds but I would like to feel like a man too lol please nobody tell me to stop taking the meds, cause thats not going to happen, I have tried lots of other different things and this is whats working for me!
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Voting Question: has anyone had extreme side effects from sodium valproate (depakote) such as confusion, poor balance, nausea?
(Sun, 18 May 2008 20:25:32 GMT)
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Resolved Question: Epilepsy pills+birth control pill=baby?
(Mon, 12 May 2008 16:58:18 GMT)
I've been on sodium valproate (epilim) pills for epilepsy for a long time now. But under a month ago my doctor put me on Levlen, a type of birth control pill. I heard from a friend yesterday that levlen and epilim don't mix and I finally had unprotected relations with my partner two days ago. Am I at risk of pregnancy? Cause I'm terrified right now.
