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Experience with- Risperdal & Depakote combo?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 334071" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Our psychiatrists tested Depakote levels about 6 days after each dose increase to see where our kids were. Kids with BiPolar (BP) sometimes do well at blood levels of 80 to 90, but some need higher levels of 100 to 125. It is unlikley your difficult child will get to that high of a level by taking 125 mg of Depakote twice a day so adjustments may need to be made once blood levels are taken.</p><p> </p><p>Depakote typically takes 6 to 8 weeks at a therapeutic level to become fully effective. Because Depakote works very well for mania, it can sometimes push so far down on the mood that it can cause depression. My two older children, who initially needed mood stabilization following manic reactions to SSRIs but lie on the depressive end of the mood spectrum, became irritable and depressed on high levels of Depakote so we switched over to Lamictal. They've done much better long-term on that mood stabilizer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 334071, member: 2423"] Our psychiatrists tested Depakote levels about 6 days after each dose increase to see where our kids were. Kids with BiPolar (BP) sometimes do well at blood levels of 80 to 90, but some need higher levels of 100 to 125. It is unlikley your difficult child will get to that high of a level by taking 125 mg of Depakote twice a day so adjustments may need to be made once blood levels are taken. Depakote typically takes 6 to 8 weeks at a therapeutic level to become fully effective. Because Depakote works very well for mania, it can sometimes push so far down on the mood that it can cause depression. My two older children, who initially needed mood stabilization following manic reactions to SSRIs but lie on the depressive end of the mood spectrum, became irritable and depressed on high levels of Depakote so we switched over to Lamictal. They've done much better long-term on that mood stabilizer. [/QUOTE]
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