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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 576994" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Depakote struck out in our house. First, teen daughter took it. When she was abusing drugs, she got diagnosed with bipolar. She doesn't actually HAVE it, but the drugs made it seem as if she did and she did take Depakote for a few months. She called it her "stupid" pill because she couldn't think on it and said she felt like sleeping all the time. It's a huge weight gainer too so she finally tossed it in the trash. My young son also was misdiagnosed with bipolar and was put on Depakote. My biggest memory of that was his non-stop hunger and screaming when we wouldn't let him eat, especially sugary sweets and starches. He gained a lot of weight on it and, like with my daughter, it seemed to make him dopey and out of it. Again, though, neither really had bipolar. </p><p></p><p>I took Lithium and it made me very dopey and I felt suicidal. I am not a fan of how mood stabilizers make you feel. I have a mood disorder too, but it is well regulated on an antidepressant and one tranquilizer. I just don't like how mood stabilizers make you feel...worse than the disorder to me. Lithium is another weight gainer. My son was on that too and had the same type of hunger, perhaps not quite as bad as with the Depakote.</p><p></p><p>Remember, though, everyone's body chemistry is different. And I am really lucky that I don't get manic on my antidepressant. medications are a game of hit/miss.</p><p></p><p>Although I'm not going to lecture you about pot, it can interact with the other medications and make them not as effective. If she is doing stronger drugs, even moreso. In order for prescription medications to really help, she needs to be clean. </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are going through this. I had so many mood disorder type diagnoses, I don't care what it's called this year...lol. I've been diagnosed with manic/depression, bipolar II, bipolar, depression, unipolar depression, and mood dysregulation disorder. Don't worry about the diagnosis. Just see what works and helps. Gentle hugs <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 576994, member: 1550"] Depakote struck out in our house. First, teen daughter took it. When she was abusing drugs, she got diagnosed with bipolar. She doesn't actually HAVE it, but the drugs made it seem as if she did and she did take Depakote for a few months. She called it her "stupid" pill because she couldn't think on it and said she felt like sleeping all the time. It's a huge weight gainer too so she finally tossed it in the trash. My young son also was misdiagnosed with bipolar and was put on Depakote. My biggest memory of that was his non-stop hunger and screaming when we wouldn't let him eat, especially sugary sweets and starches. He gained a lot of weight on it and, like with my daughter, it seemed to make him dopey and out of it. Again, though, neither really had bipolar. I took Lithium and it made me very dopey and I felt suicidal. I am not a fan of how mood stabilizers make you feel. I have a mood disorder too, but it is well regulated on an antidepressant and one tranquilizer. I just don't like how mood stabilizers make you feel...worse than the disorder to me. Lithium is another weight gainer. My son was on that too and had the same type of hunger, perhaps not quite as bad as with the Depakote. Remember, though, everyone's body chemistry is different. And I am really lucky that I don't get manic on my antidepressant. medications are a game of hit/miss. Although I'm not going to lecture you about pot, it can interact with the other medications and make them not as effective. If she is doing stronger drugs, even moreso. In order for prescription medications to really help, she needs to be clean. I'm sorry you are going through this. I had so many mood disorder type diagnoses, I don't care what it's called this year...lol. I've been diagnosed with manic/depression, bipolar II, bipolar, depression, unipolar depression, and mood dysregulation disorder. Don't worry about the diagnosis. Just see what works and helps. Gentle hugs :) [/QUOTE]
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