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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 308398" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Smallmom hit the nail on the head. You have to give depakote eight weeks. You MUST have blood levels. In "The Bipolar Child" those levels should be over 100, higher than for seizures. It doesn't work right away, like an antipsychotic, such as Abilify, might. On he negative side, depakote can cause serious cognitive dulling, weight gain, and ovarian cysts for girls (it did all this to my daughter).</p><p></p><p>Straterra is an antidepressant, which is usually very unfriendly to people with bipolar. It tends to make raging worse. If it were me, I'd talk to psychiatrist about discontinuing it. Some psychiatrists try to fix every symptom with medication. I have a mood disorder. medications can't fix everything and I personally prefer not to take mjore than two or I feel drugged.</p><p></p><p>I wish you lots and lots of luck with the medication change! Keep us posted and remember that it WILL take up to eight weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 308398, member: 1550"] Smallmom hit the nail on the head. You have to give depakote eight weeks. You MUST have blood levels. In "The Bipolar Child" those levels should be over 100, higher than for seizures. It doesn't work right away, like an antipsychotic, such as Abilify, might. On he negative side, depakote can cause serious cognitive dulling, weight gain, and ovarian cysts for girls (it did all this to my daughter). Straterra is an antidepressant, which is usually very unfriendly to people with bipolar. It tends to make raging worse. If it were me, I'd talk to psychiatrist about discontinuing it. Some psychiatrists try to fix every symptom with medication. I have a mood disorder. medications can't fix everything and I personally prefer not to take mjore than two or I feel drugged. I wish you lots and lots of luck with the medication change! Keep us posted and remember that it WILL take up to eight weeks. [/QUOTE]
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