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Can Depakote cause/worsen depression?
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<blockquote data-quote="tictoc" data-source="post: 367397" data-attributes="member: 7916"><p>Hi,</p><p>Thanks for your responses. </p><p> </p><p>JJJ: Yes, we have had difficult child evaluated for Autism, but the neuropsychologist felt he didn't quite meet the diagnositc criteria for and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, both the psychiatrist and neuropsychologist feel that difficult child comes very close. difficult child receives sp ed services (social skills therapy, Occupational Therapist (OT), adaptive PE, aide) through his school's autism inclusion program and he currently is attending summer school through that program.</p><p> </p><p>gvcmom: Before difficult child started Depakote, he was taking Trileptal. Before Trileptal, he wasn't taking a mood stabilizer. We started Trileptal when we started seeing clear hypomanic periods. Trileptal was wonderful for about 10 weeks. difficult child was in a "normal" mood for over two months and it was amazing. Then we started seeing hypomania gain, so psychiatrist switched him to Depakote. The nearly constant depressed state started once he was on Depakote. I suspect psychiatrist wants to see if the depression lasts without the Depakote, or if he swings again towards hypomania. </p><p> </p><p>So, I'm leaning towards thinking Depakote is making him more depressed, as well as nausea. </p><p> </p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tictoc, post: 367397, member: 7916"] Hi, Thanks for your responses. JJJ: Yes, we have had difficult child evaluated for Autism, but the neuropsychologist felt he didn't quite meet the diagnositc criteria for and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, both the psychiatrist and neuropsychologist feel that difficult child comes very close. difficult child receives sp ed services (social skills therapy, Occupational Therapist (OT), adaptive PE, aide) through his school's autism inclusion program and he currently is attending summer school through that program. gvcmom: Before difficult child started Depakote, he was taking Trileptal. Before Trileptal, he wasn't taking a mood stabilizer. We started Trileptal when we started seeing clear hypomanic periods. Trileptal was wonderful for about 10 weeks. difficult child was in a "normal" mood for over two months and it was amazing. Then we started seeing hypomania gain, so psychiatrist switched him to Depakote. The nearly constant depressed state started once he was on Depakote. I suspect psychiatrist wants to see if the depression lasts without the Depakote, or if he swings again towards hypomania. So, I'm leaning towards thinking Depakote is making him more depressed, as well as nausea. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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