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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 115433" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>My difficult child has been on Depakote ER for 7 years now. Keep in mind that every child is different but for us it was great. It is a theraputic level medication but we saw improvements in him within 2-3 weeks of starting the medication. One thing to keep in mind is that Depakote is a mood stabilizer and those generally don't mix well with stims. Again, all kids are different but that hasn't been an issue for us. Our difficult child is on a bigger dose than yours but he's also 6'2" and about 140. Plus the dose he's on now is one that has been tweaked over the years. He takes his at night because it does cause drowsiness (especially at the beginning until you get used to it) but otherwise we really haven't had any negative reactions with it.</p><p></p><p>Heads up though. The first time we got the rx filled I read the insert information about the drug. It kind of freaked me out because of the different conditions it's used for but once I saw how it worked for difficult child with no negative side affects, I calmed down.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 115433, member: 2459"] My difficult child has been on Depakote ER for 7 years now. Keep in mind that every child is different but for us it was great. It is a theraputic level medication but we saw improvements in him within 2-3 weeks of starting the medication. One thing to keep in mind is that Depakote is a mood stabilizer and those generally don't mix well with stims. Again, all kids are different but that hasn't been an issue for us. Our difficult child is on a bigger dose than yours but he's also 6'2" and about 140. Plus the dose he's on now is one that has been tweaked over the years. He takes his at night because it does cause drowsiness (especially at the beginning until you get used to it) but otherwise we really haven't had any negative reactions with it. Heads up though. The first time we got the rx filled I read the insert information about the drug. It kind of freaked me out because of the different conditions it's used for but once I saw how it worked for difficult child with no negative side affects, I calmed down. Good luck with it! [/QUOTE]
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