Posted by lauram on April 12, 2004, at 21:33:47
In reply to Re: Beginning Depakote » Civ, posted by Sad Panda on April 12, 2004, at 21:09:46
I was on Depakote ER 1250mg for an agitated manic state. Within days I began to feel so much better. I felt much less anxious/agitated and within a few weeks I was able to function once again. I had a few bothersome side effects but they eventually subsided. My Pdoc did switch me to Lamictal and I've been on a 200mg dose for three months. I have not had any side effects on Lamictal other than some anxiety each time we increased the dose by 25mg every other week. Lamictal is working just as well as Depakote did and I have less depression than I've have had in the past. Hope this helps.
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