Posted by Bekka H. on February 8, 2002, at 20:33:54
In reply to Depakote and bleeding:, posted by Krazy Kat on February 7, 2002, at 17:23:12
> I can't recall if one of the side effects of Depakote is minor "hemophilia" - bleeding (I don't even know if I have the word right.)
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> I have a new cat who is fiesty and keeps clawing my hand. I bleed quite a bit each time - more than I used to.
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> Just curious - thanks.
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> - KK
**************************************************Hi. I tried Depakote about six years ago. It was inappropriately prescribed for me, but I didn't know that at the time. I got bruises all over my body. When I carried a grocery bag of moderate weight by the handles, my fingers ended up with tiny little hemorrhages on the finger tips. My periods were horrendous and I looked as if I'd aged 10 years. I also slept all the time, but woke up feeling unrefreshed. I also lost a lot of hair. No, Depakote was not for me. Please mention your bleeding to your doctor. If the medicine is helping you in other ways, and if the bleeding isn't too bad, maybe you can put up with it, but for me, it wasn't helping my depression, so it wasn't worth the side effects.
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