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??'s rages/ seizures and Depakote
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 59471" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Hey Amy! Nice to see you. I see you posted an update too, sorry I didn't get to say hi there, haven't been online much.</p><p></p><p>Dylan just tried Depakote in addition to the Lithium, and we didn't stick with it. We started at 250 mg. ER tabs, once a day for about 2 weeks, then went up to 500 mg. ER tabs, once a day, for about a week.</p><p></p><p>This medication can cause alot of tummy issues, including constipation and irritable bowels. Dylan began getting really gassy, having tummy aches and such, and we discontinued it.</p><p></p><p>I do know it requires blood draws, just as the Lithium. No clue what it does for seizures, as we were going to use it as a mood stabilizer for the Bipolar.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, we had alot of luck with the Abilify, 16 months worth, and had to stop it. We've run out of options in the atypical antipsychotic department. We just finished a trial of Geodon too, and that made Dylan more manic than he originally was lol. </p><p></p><p>Hope you find something to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 59471, member: 2737"] Hey Amy! Nice to see you. I see you posted an update too, sorry I didn't get to say hi there, haven't been online much. Dylan just tried Depakote in addition to the Lithium, and we didn't stick with it. We started at 250 mg. ER tabs, once a day for about 2 weeks, then went up to 500 mg. ER tabs, once a day, for about a week. This medication can cause alot of tummy issues, including constipation and irritable bowels. Dylan began getting really gassy, having tummy aches and such, and we discontinued it. I do know it requires blood draws, just as the Lithium. No clue what it does for seizures, as we were going to use it as a mood stabilizer for the Bipolar. FWIW, we had alot of luck with the Abilify, 16 months worth, and had to stop it. We've run out of options in the atypical antipsychotic department. We just finished a trial of Geodon too, and that made Dylan more manic than he originally was lol. Hope you find something to help. [/QUOTE]
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