Depakote AAAAAGH

[Bostonian727]

Has anyone had experiences or opinions on the effect of Depakote?  I'm just wondering because I have heard a lot of stories from people who were or are on it or know people who are or were on it and have said some really horrible things about it.

Personally I was on it through all of my teens and most of my twenties.  It cause me to develop sleep control problems (which I still deal with today), slurred speech, and weight control difficulty.

Has anyone else had issues with it?

[Loma1003]

i know what you are going through!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to take Depakote and Tegretol at the same time. And yes, just like you experienced horrible things while i was on the depakote too. I would have more dizziness and headaches........
   I stopped taking the depakote when I got pregnant with my second child.  I remember the doctor telling me not to take it for a while to see if would have any seizures while removing me from that medicine; luckily, i didn't; and, well haven't taken it since. But, I am still on Tegretol.

[peggy64]

I took it for  a while. It was horrible. Finally figured out it was the depakote and got off of it.