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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 136685" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>My difficult child is also on Depakote (with lithobid). He has exhibited some lower school grades this year but I can't be sure it is medication related, and if it is, if it necessarily the depakote. The only physical side effect that made me seriously concerned was when he was titrating up on dosage. Blood levels were being checked and he was at the threshold of "upping" to a slightly higher dosage. About the third day of that dosage, he seemed really "out there" and had an abnormally wild look in his eyes (even for him) and was talking almost calmly about things he normally only says when manic or raging. I got scared and put an emergency call into psychiatrist, lowered the dosage to the previous level, and it has been there since (5 mos.). Fortunately, this happened suddenly so I noticed it quickly and he was back to normal after one day. psychiatrist says it might have been that he needs to titrate slower than usual, especially if on 2 mood stabilizers, and that now that his body has adjusted, maybe he could go up on dosage in the future if needed.</p><p></p><p>This is worth it to me to have him on it, as long as needed. I just wanted to let you know it is a slight possibility and not to panic as much as I did if it happened- just call the psychiatrist and probably he'll say to not titrate up anymore. I definitely saw signs for the better in difficult child after being put on depakote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 136685, member: 3699"] My difficult child is also on Depakote (with lithobid). He has exhibited some lower school grades this year but I can't be sure it is medication related, and if it is, if it necessarily the depakote. The only physical side effect that made me seriously concerned was when he was titrating up on dosage. Blood levels were being checked and he was at the threshold of "upping" to a slightly higher dosage. About the third day of that dosage, he seemed really "out there" and had an abnormally wild look in his eyes (even for him) and was talking almost calmly about things he normally only says when manic or raging. I got scared and put an emergency call into psychiatrist, lowered the dosage to the previous level, and it has been there since (5 mos.). Fortunately, this happened suddenly so I noticed it quickly and he was back to normal after one day. psychiatrist says it might have been that he needs to titrate slower than usual, especially if on 2 mood stabilizers, and that now that his body has adjusted, maybe he could go up on dosage in the future if needed. This is worth it to me to have him on it, as long as needed. I just wanted to let you know it is a slight possibility and not to panic as much as I did if it happened- just call the psychiatrist and probably he'll say to not titrate up anymore. I definitely saw signs for the better in difficult child after being put on depakote. [/QUOTE]
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