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Depakine report #SELF-3912
Female patient reported the following Depakine side effect(s):weight gain & hair loss - then grew back curly. The worst side effect has been bone loss that has happened over the years I have taken it.
Event date:
Dosage: 500 mg
Frequency: twice a day
Age: 50
Weight:
Other medications: none
Diagnosis: Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Pre-existing conditions: had been on other AEDs previously, but no one told me this AED also affects bone loss
Hospitalized? Yes surgery due to broken bones
Life-threatening? No
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? No
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No