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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 333637" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I take Depakote and have for five years now. I can tell you that the cognitive losses are real and noticeable.</p><p></p><p>I "feel" less intelligent than I was before and my memory is much worse. I had to weigh benefits. I can't take lithium and I can't take Lamictal. That leaves me with Depakote and others in that immediate family.</p><p></p><p>Surely, ANY time a medication is changed, even from name brand to generic, it MUST be discussed with your doctor. My psychiatrist is comfortable with the generic as it has been used in other countries for many years with equivalent results.</p><p></p><p>I suspect it might be different if you are using it for seizures where there is a narrower window for effective dosing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 333637, member: 1963"] I take Depakote and have for five years now. I can tell you that the cognitive losses are real and noticeable. I "feel" less intelligent than I was before and my memory is much worse. I had to weigh benefits. I can't take lithium and I can't take Lamictal. That leaves me with Depakote and others in that immediate family. Surely, ANY time a medication is changed, even from name brand to generic, it MUST be discussed with your doctor. My psychiatrist is comfortable with the generic as it has been used in other countries for many years with equivalent results. I suspect it might be different if you are using it for seizures where there is a narrower window for effective dosing. [/QUOTE]
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