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Need Feedback on Depakote-difficult child at it again!!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 28932" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>My difficult child has been on Depakote for about 6 1/2 years and it has worked very well for him. Actually when he first went on it I saw an almost immediate difference in his behavior. (within about 2 weeks) Of course in his situation, he was on a completely wrong mix of medications. (He had been diagnosis'd with Bipolar before we got him but it was never kept up with so his behavior was just out of control. We had no idea about it until about a year after we got him) As for the side effects, he hasn't had any weight gain, he's a stick actually. (about 6 feet tall and around 130 lbs or so) I do notice his hands shaking now and then but nothing that is constant or seems to be bad enough to affect him at all. </p><p></p><p>Granted, all kids react differently to different medications so take this with a grain of salt. And also, my difficult child isn't on any of the same medications as yours so I don't know about how the medications interact with each other. For us though, it was been a good thing with no real side effects. It did make him a little sleepy at first but he seemed to adjust to it. Currently though, he takes his Depakote at night so it's not an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 28932, member: 2459"] My difficult child has been on Depakote for about 6 1/2 years and it has worked very well for him. Actually when he first went on it I saw an almost immediate difference in his behavior. (within about 2 weeks) Of course in his situation, he was on a completely wrong mix of medications. (He had been diagnosis'd with Bipolar before we got him but it was never kept up with so his behavior was just out of control. We had no idea about it until about a year after we got him) As for the side effects, he hasn't had any weight gain, he's a stick actually. (about 6 feet tall and around 130 lbs or so) I do notice his hands shaking now and then but nothing that is constant or seems to be bad enough to affect him at all. Granted, all kids react differently to different medications so take this with a grain of salt. And also, my difficult child isn't on any of the same medications as yours so I don't know about how the medications interact with each other. For us though, it was been a good thing with no real side effects. It did make him a little sleepy at first but he seemed to adjust to it. Currently though, he takes his Depakote at night so it's not an issue. [/QUOTE]
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