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Depakote and alcohol

How dangerous is it really drinking alcohol and depakote.  I take 500 mil a day
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These people are full of bologne! I have been on 1500mg of Depakote for over 20 years!!! I have gotten blood work done for all those years as well..People can get drunk and suicidal on or off drugs..500mg is not going to have a major effect on things..I went out and did everything fromg et totally hammered to casual drinking on weekends for most of the time I was on Depakote..If you are an angry drunk..have alcoholic tendencies yeah sure drinking isn't good..Don't let these ignorant people ruin your enjoyment of beer..fine wines..etc I take Depakote and I can personally attest that drinking a pint of Guiness WHILE on the Depakote makes me even more calm and helps to relax me..Now alcohol is said to occupy the liver affecting your Depakote absorption might if you drink a lot..I personally believe drinking a pint of beer will have NO affect on your level..If anything try to not take the Depakote at the same time..like drink early evening and take Depakote before bed..There were periods probably where I had a beer everyday for a month and my Depakote level didn't drop nor did it affect my liver..Long term? Drinking heavily and being on Depakote for 20 years? might stress the liver more? You can also take things like Milk Thistle...morning drink of lemon juice and olive oil on empty stomache...things to help the liver..If you were crazy enough that a few beers would make you go nuts you would be on a stronger does of Depakote and/or you would be an alcholic in which case the Depakote and beer isn't the issue..
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547573 tn?1234655710
Namaste,

As you can tell the concesus is that drinking alcohol while taking Dapakote is a bad idea and I'm going to agree with them.

When I was first prescribed Depakote, I thought I could continue my drinking without a problem, but ended up in the ER because of a bad interaction.

Enough said.

Michael
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Oh, come on!  You KNOW it is bad to mix alcohol with any medicines, especially bp meds.  Are you looking for someone here to justify your drinking?
You (and all of us here) have enough problems managing our bp symptoms.  Do not add alcohol to the mix or you will only create more serious problems for yourself.
Best of luck to you.
Take care of yourself.  Drink club soda, fruit juice, water -- chew gum -- keep hard candy or a lollipop handy -- anything except the "sauce".
Ruby
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oh lord natzi Germany called the stasi wants to recruit you.."sauce" you guys are so bitter about when prohibition ended huh
337492 tn?1212458836
VERY dangerous.  It is dangerous period for bipolars to drink in the first place.  Our meds change and balance our bio-chemistry to balance our brains to a normal functioning brain.  If you drink you will counteract what your medications are there to do.  Stick with non-alcoholic beverages.  Drinking and taking Depakote or any bipolar med cancels out the medication so taking it is pointless if you are gonna drink.  Trust me, I learned the hard way and ended up in a mental facility for trying to kill myself when I was drinking during the holidays on Lithium not knowing it was bad for me and my condition.  I stopped all drinking when I got home from the hospital and am much more stable now w/o using alcohol!  Take care.
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