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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 136814" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>My difficult child 2 has been on Depakote ER for nine months now for his mood disorder with absolutely no problems from the medication. He's had a few labs drawn to check liver function and he tolerates it fine.</p><p> </p><p>FWIW, my husband takes Lamictal for simple partial seizures, and although it has controlled them well, he is plagued with insomnia from it. He's now looking at switching to something else like Trileptal, but he's concerned about the dizziness and sleepiness that supposedly go with that medication. </p><p> </p><p>There are trade-offs, I guess. You won't really know what side effects you'll be dealing with until you try the medication. Like Steely said, you can always stop and switch to something else. The problem with seizures, though, is that they have the potential to do permanent damage if left unchecked. in my opinion that risk alone outweighs any risks you'd face from medications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 136814, member: 3444"] My difficult child 2 has been on Depakote ER for nine months now for his mood disorder with absolutely no problems from the medication. He's had a few labs drawn to check liver function and he tolerates it fine. FWIW, my husband takes Lamictal for simple partial seizures, and although it has controlled them well, he is plagued with insomnia from it. He's now looking at switching to something else like Trileptal, but he's concerned about the dizziness and sleepiness that supposedly go with that medication. There are trade-offs, I guess. You won't really know what side effects you'll be dealing with until you try the medication. Like Steely said, you can always stop and switch to something else. The problem with seizures, though, is that they have the potential to do permanent damage if left unchecked. in my opinion that risk alone outweighs any risks you'd face from medications. [/QUOTE]
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