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Posted by Joanna on June 13, 2000, at 21:16:54
I'm getting off of valium after about 10 years because even after 25mg I still feel hyper. My pdoc is tapering me off a 5mg a day and at my request added depakote. I tried my son's lithium and his depakote and they both worked better than the valium. My moods are more stable. I have a lot more patience and I don't feel overwhelmed all the time but I'm STARVING. I don't know if it's a little low blood sugar from stress(you know, life) or its the depakote. Do you get the munchies on depakote? Any ideas?
Joanna
Posted by lin on June 14, 2000, at 10:18:54
In reply to Depakote Munchies, posted by Joanna on June 13, 2000, at 21:16:54
Hi Joanna,
I take 1000mg/Depakote a day for BPD, and I definitely had the munchies for the first few weeks I was taking it. That side effect totally went away for me, and I didn't gain any weight from the DEpakote. I also take 2.5 mg Zyprexa, and, despite the fact that it has worked wonders for me, it is the appetite stimulator from hell (for me). For the first month I was on it, I was STARVING. I literally could not get full and I dreamed about food at night. Notably, I even dreamed about foods I don't eat, like huge ham dinners (I'm a vegetarian!)...Luckily, I am now able to manage that side effect by adding a drug that counteracts some of the side effects of older, "typical" anti-psychotics. Oddly enough, by adding this 3rd med, the Zyprexa munchies went away. But hang in there with the DEpakote. For me, the munchies went away and my weight remained stable.
> I'm getting off of valium after about 10 years because even after 25mg I still feel hyper. My pdoc is tapering me off a 5mg a day and at my request added depakote. I tried my son's lithium and his depakote and they both worked better than the valium. My moods are more stable. I have a lot more patience and I don't feel overwhelmed all the time but I'm STARVING. I don't know if it's a little low blood sugar from stress(you know, life) or its the depakote. Do you get the munchies on depakote? Any ideas?
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> Joanna
Posted by Cynthia M. on June 14, 2000, at 11:12:03
In reply to Depakote Munchies, posted by Joanna on June 13, 2000, at 21:16:54
> Joanna- My son is eight and is on Depakote for BPI and his first few weeks he could not get enough food! I even had to send snacks to school for him. Now this has all evened out and his weight is stable , so I think it is a passing effect, at least it was with him... Zyprexa was horrible for weight gain for me. I gained over 30 lbs on it. Now I am on Seroquel instead and am finding good results and less appetite... I hope you can find what you are looking for- Cynthia M.
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