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Re: Depakote-Seizures and Mood Swings?
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Re: Depakote-Seizures and Mood Swings?
by tonya-jones, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By tonya jones on April 18, 1999 at 20:07:54
Topic Area: Other Behavioral Topics
My 16 year old daughter has severe depression and mood
swings. She also has
ADD and anxiety. At this time she is taking Prozac for
the depression. Her
was discontinued due to problems with her thyroid. That
left her with taking
only the Prozac and the Tenex. For several months I have
been unable to get
her to take her medications regularly. She says they
make her tired and
sleepy. Her mood swings have gotten really bad, so I
told her to tell the doctor
at her last visit and she did. He took her off the tenex
and added Depakote.
I filled her prescription and since ther was no paper
telling anything about the
medication, I did some research and found out that
Depakote is an anti-convulsive
drug. Why was this prescribed for mood swings? I was
not told by her doctor to do
periodic blood work, but as a person who suffers from a
Seizure Disorder, I know
that this is an important part of seizure medication.
Should I refuse to
let her take this medicine? What are the side effects?
She has had a few episodes
of dizziness and has only been on the medicine from
wednesday night. Please advise
me about this situation. I am very afraid for her to
take this medicine. I know
first hand what seizure medication can do to you because
I take 500 mg. of Dilantin
per day and still have a few light break through
seizures. Is it possible that
Depakote has other uses other than anti-convulsant? Why
can I not find it in
any of my drug books? Thank You.
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Topic Area: Other Behavioral Topics
My 16 year old daughter has severe depression and mood
swings. She also has
ADD and anxiety. At this time she is taking Prozac for
the depression. Her
was discontinued due to problems with her thyroid. That
left her with taking
only the Prozac and the Tenex. For several months I have
been unable to get
her to take her medications regularly. She says they
make her tired and
sleepy. Her mood swings have gotten really bad, so I
told her to tell the doctor
at her last visit and she did. He took her off the tenex
and added Depakote.
I filled her prescription and since ther was no paper
telling anything about the
medication, I did some research and found out that
Depakote is an anti-convulsive
drug. Why was this prescribed for mood swings? I was
not told by her doctor to do
periodic blood work, but as a person who suffers from a
Seizure Disorder, I know
that this is an important part of seizure medication.
Should I refuse to
let her take this medicine? What are the side effects?
She has had a few episodes
of dizziness and has only been on the medicine from
wednesday night. Please advise
me about this situation. I am very afraid for her to
take this medicine. I know
first hand what seizure medication can do to you because
I take 500 mg. of Dilantin
per day and still have a few light break through
seizures. Is it possible that
Depakote has other uses other than anti-convulsant? Why
can I not find it in
any of my drug books? Thank You.
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