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We are weaning off Depakote...
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 195993" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>You should not be cutting any extended-release tablet because it prevents the medication from being released in the body the way it was intended to be done. The tablets have special coatings that slowly allow the medication to be released over time. When you cut that outer layer, you essentially end up giving a huge bolus of the medication, which in some cases could be harmful.</p><p> </p><p>We did not have any problems weaning off Depakote. It did cause cognitive dulling in difficult child 2, which did improve once the medication was discontinued. I think it also contributed to his tremor, which seems to have also improved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 195993, member: 3444"] You should not be cutting any extended-release tablet because it prevents the medication from being released in the body the way it was intended to be done. The tablets have special coatings that slowly allow the medication to be released over time. When you cut that outer layer, you essentially end up giving a huge bolus of the medication, which in some cases could be harmful. We did not have any problems weaning off Depakote. It did cause cognitive dulling in difficult child 2, which did improve once the medication was discontinued. I think it also contributed to his tremor, which seems to have also improved. [/QUOTE]
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