Opinions on Depakote?

[JessieJ21]

My new neurologist wants me to try depakote after keppra, dilantin, and dilantin and topamax together have failed. They did not control my seizures and I had horrible side effects. I have been using my medical marijuana which my neurologist never had anything bad to say about it just wants me to try another pill as well. I'm worried about the side effects and whether they will work when these others haven't.. I also have to have blood work, an EEG, A CT Scan of my head, and a MRI of my spine..

[tom_h]

My granddaughter is on a cocktail of primarily Depakote, with Zonagram, and Onfi as secondary meds.  Her neurologist was baffled at the less than stellar results from the Depakote.  Upon examination of the actual medicine and a short consultation with the pharmacy, it was discovered that the Depakote was actually just generic divalproex sodium.  The neurologist ordered the prescription to be filled with the actual Depakote brand, and my granddaughter responded much better.  The neurologist has seen this before and is convinced that the brand drug is of a higher quality than the generic form.  I hope this tidbit might be of help to you.

[SICKOFSEIZURES]

I am currently on Tegretol and Depakote now.. It has not stopped my seizures but  I don't have them as often and I am not as moody as before.. I was on Lamectal Kepra and a few others and I was nothing but sleepy and cranky I was being over medicated to the point I could see lights spinning from just sitting down and looking up and nothing has really stopped them..

[JessieJ21]

So I had my follow up with my neurologist yesterday and my E.E.G. was abnormal, and he decided I am starting lamictal instead of depakote.

[Jennipher1981]

I was on dilation and depakote for several years the combination of both jot only helped with seizures but also my depression! However I then got pregnant and my neurologist told me to go off depakote...we tried several drugs and finally got me on tegretol, although it didnt help much either! I delivered that child by emergency c section 10 weeks early because the drugs had damaged my liver. Now I'm on lyrica and dilantin and it somewhat works and I found out last week im prego again so im decreasing my dilantin (altho the doc wants me off it completely!)

[flipper336]

Jessie, back when I was on keppra I was also on I believe 3 other seizure meds, so I just can't tell you the problems I had on it alone. All I remember is that I was sleeping about 17 hours a day, depressed and cranky.
Sorry that I can't help answer your question about the side effects that I had on Keppra alone, but it is suppose to be a good drug.

[JessieJ21]

Thank you. Yeah, I had problems on kepra alone,& dilantin alone only helped reduce the amount of seizures but was still having too many, & so then I tried Dilantin with topamax but that actually increased my depression, made me sick, i couldn't eat, was super irritable and stressed and was having even more seizures on those two. But Yes I definitely am going to give depakote a shot, I'm just curious to see what kind of side effects people might get from them, or whether anyone's had really good luck with depakote.

[flipper336]

Jessie, reading your little bio it sounds like we could be twins. Seizures, RLS, Depression and Anxiety. Keep fighting for social security even if it is a pain in the butt. I had a tumor from my right temporal lobe which caused all of my problems. I am sorry but I can not give you any insight into keppra or depakote, both of them did not work for me. I believe that I maxed out on keppra. Dilantin worked for about 8 or 9 years before it started to not control mine anymore.
I am afraid the only way to see if depakote or any other drug is is just give it a shot. There is no other way to know if it will work for you or not.