Click this link to read a post I like on the clusterheadaches.com message board...

May 16^th, 2025 at 9:40pm

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
	Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!

New CH.com Forum › Cluster Headache Help and Support › Medications, Treatments, Therapies › Depakote and Lithium

(Moderators: DJ, Mrs Deej)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Depakote and Lithium (Read 866 times)

Groovy Chick

CH.com Junior

Offline

Posts: 25
Winder, GA
Gender: female

Depakote and Lithium
Apr 15^th, 2011 at 7:33pm

After having to quit Topamax cold turkey last week (it was messing with my vision!), my neurologist put me on Depakote today (in addition to 600mg Lithium). He chuckled when he was telling me about the medication and realized that he has me on two meds that also treat bipolar disorder. "People are going to think that I'm treating your for bipolar disorder, and no, I don't think you have bipolar disorder." <chuckle> That's when my husband piped up with, "You don't have to live with her." LOL We all had a good laugh -- even with me sitting there with the left side of my face sliding off my skull from a headache. And yeah, since going off Topamax last week, I've been a mess, so I guess it was a fair shot from my hubby.

I just dropped off the prescription, and I've forgotten what the daily dosage is, but I'll be happy to report about my experience -- good or bad.

IP Logged

Groovy Chick CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 25 Winder, GA Gender:	Re: Depakote and Lithium Reply #1 - Apr 15^th, 2011 at 10:28pm Just picked up the new prescription. 500mg of Depakote at bedtime for the first week. Then it's doubled. They're gigantic horse pills, which is kind of gross, but it's understandable since it's time-released.
Back to top	IP Logged

Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Depakote and Lithium Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2011 at 11:05pm I hope this combination is the one that works for you.
Back to top	IP Logged

ICY CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 34 Rochdale UK Gender:	Re: Depakote and Lithium Reply #3 - Apr 16^th, 2011 at 3:35am I think I understand what your hubby means, my wife says I am hard to live with at the mo
Back to top	IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page

©1998-2013 Web Vision Enterprises LLC All rights reserved. All information on this site is protected by international
copyright laws. You may not re-distribute any information from this site without written permission from
Web Vision Enterprises LLC and the webmaster of this site. Violators will be prosecuted.
You may view our privacy policy and financial disclosure statement here

DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. It is in no way intended to be used as a replacement for professional medical treatment. clusterheadaches.com makes no claims as to the scientific/clinical validity of the information on this site OR to that of the information linked to from this site. All information taken from the internet should be discussed with a medical professional!