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Experience with- Risperdal & Depakote combo?
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<blockquote data-quote="serenityprayer" data-source="post: 334053" data-attributes="member: 8421"><p>Thanks to you all...that is all very good info! difficult child had a blood test...many different tests and doctor told me he needed a baseline due to the depakote. My difficult child was underweight cuz he could never sit still long enough to eat a meal. He has gained a signifigant amount of weight on the risperdal..but he really neede to. He is normal weight now but something the doctor is going to watch and he has warned us about. All of a sudded difficult child has a love for cheese fries.....he never did before LOL!!!!!!!!!!</p><p> </p><p>It seems like the risperdal has helped the sleep and night terrors a bit and he is way less manic on it. What did happen though...due to his severe anxiety the doctor put him on prozac and warned us to watch for signs of mania, etc. We were informed bipolar kids could have a bad reaction to it but we all thought it was worth a try. Well... difficult child went into full blown mania and he is still fighting it. We stopped the prozac and started the depakote...so I hope it helps fast. The prozac seemed to really help the anxiety at first...then it turned around quick into mania. We had the textbook bipolar reaction<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the info again!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping this is the right combo since the risperdal has been great. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Hugs for you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not an easy journey and I appreciate being to hop on to this board when I need to.</p><p> </p><p>How long does depakote typically take to kick in at a therapeutic level?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="serenityprayer, post: 334053, member: 8421"] Thanks to you all...that is all very good info! difficult child had a blood test...many different tests and doctor told me he needed a baseline due to the depakote. My difficult child was underweight cuz he could never sit still long enough to eat a meal. He has gained a signifigant amount of weight on the risperdal..but he really neede to. He is normal weight now but something the doctor is going to watch and he has warned us about. All of a sudded difficult child has a love for cheese fries.....he never did before LOL!!!!!!!!!! It seems like the risperdal has helped the sleep and night terrors a bit and he is way less manic on it. What did happen though...due to his severe anxiety the doctor put him on prozac and warned us to watch for signs of mania, etc. We were informed bipolar kids could have a bad reaction to it but we all thought it was worth a try. Well... difficult child went into full blown mania and he is still fighting it. We stopped the prozac and started the depakote...so I hope it helps fast. The prozac seemed to really help the anxiety at first...then it turned around quick into mania. We had the textbook bipolar reaction:frowny:. Thanks for the info again!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping this is the right combo since the risperdal has been great. :happy: Hugs for you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not an easy journey and I appreciate being to hop on to this board when I need to. How long does depakote typically take to kick in at a therapeutic level? [/QUOTE]
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