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painfulnoodle

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Depakote and mood swings
Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 10:34am

Has anyone noticed mood swings, either positive or negatively when taking Depakote? Is there any interaction between Depakote and anti-depressants like Zoloft?

My Dr. recently put me on Depakote, 500mg twice a day, and when I miss one, I seem to notice it pretty significantly ... either that or my depressing life is just getting me down! Sad

Any experiences shared would be appreciated.

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Bob Johnson CH.com Alumnus Offline "Only the educated are free." -Epictetus Posts: 5965 Kennett Square, PA (USA) Gender:	Re: Depakote and mood swings Reply #1 - Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 1:18pm Most likely the Dep.--reported effect of this class of meds. Zoloft is pretty benign. Your body may adjust to this effect with time. Suggest you ask your doc for guidance.
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boski CH.com Alumnus Offline CH'S Suck for all that Suffer / The Pain The Pain Posts: 208 NYC Gender:	Re: Depakote and mood swings Reply #2 - Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 4:47pm Red: Get a pill box and don't miss any! Take Vitamin D! Makes you feel good!! Boski
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painfulnoodle CH.com Junior Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 66 Dayton, TN Gender:	Re: Depakote and mood swings Reply #3 - Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 9:07pm Any recommendation on how much D? Thanks Bo! Red
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Re: Depakote and mood swings
Reply #4 - Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 10:50pm

I have used depakote (and topamax). It isn't surprising that you experience mood swings on it. It can be used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. Topamax can too. On both these meds I experienced positive mood stabilizing effects and also noticed negative effects on my mood if I missed a dose. I found depakote just messed with my moods but did not help the CHs.

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Re: Depakote and mood swings
Reply #5 - Sep 24^th, 2010 at 12:04am

Red:

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Re: Depakote and mood swings
Reply #6 - Sep 24^th, 2010 at 11:04pm

I haven't located any research to confirm this but based on notes from a recent medical conference It was recommended that the use of Depakote in treating CH be discontinued. The recommedation came as a result of a very low success rate in succesfully treating CH patients with the drug in off-label trials.

I'll keep looking and will post confirmation if I can find any, but you may want to discuss this with your Doctor.

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