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hi. i am a 32 year old female who has taken 4500mg of Depakote for 14 years.i have recently stopped taking it due to the swelling, weight gain and effects on my liver. i am now taking Zonegran. does anyone happen to know the side effects of coming off of that much Depakote? i would really appreciate any help you can give me. Divalproex sodium, or brand name Depakote, is a seizure medication. It is used to treat seizures like absence and focal aware. Read FAQs about Depakote. Find a comprehensive list of seizure medications, including brand name & generic medicines. Each medication for epilepsy has different uses & side effects. Gender Differences in Bone Health with Aging Bone health is an important consideration for both men and women – particularly people with epilepsy – but we are highlighting it here because women have a higher risk of developing osteoporosis (and therefore broken bones) than men. This is thought to be due to a baseline difference in bone structure: women have lighter, thinner bones than men. My 8 y.o. daughter takes 250 MG of Depakote twice a day. She recently had blood drawn, and her blood levels were 7 points higher than the recommended therapeutic levels. Her doctor does not want to make any changes to her medication. Should I be concerned? Why do they have recommended therapeutic levels, if they aren't going to be followed? Her blood was drawn before her morning dose, so her. Depakote (DEH-pah-kote) is a brand name used in the United States for a type of medicine called divalproex (di-VAL-pro-eks) sodium. In the United States, Depakote ER is sold by Abbott Laboratories. The name or appearance may be different in various countries but usually the dose (measured in milligrams, abbreviated mg ) will be the same. Re: Depakote, Behaviors, and personality Submitted by mally hoo on Tue, 2008-02-12 - 09:55 Hi Nytasha. I don't know why doctors don't tell people about this, it is irresponsible to give people medication and not tell them the full effects. I'm an adult with epilepsy and have been on a variety of meds. Each have had an effect on my personality. Valproic acid is a widely-used type of seizure medication available in a variety of brand names. Learn more at the Epilepsy Foundation website today. Re: Has anyone had sleeping problems on Depakote? Submitted by jmccand on Thu, 2006-12-21 - 10:21 My daughter actually started falling asleep better on Depakote. We found that her seizure activity increased at night and kept her up prior to being on it. NOw that her seizures are controlled she is sleeping better. I have been taking Depakote for only a short time now and have experienced a few of the side affects listed. Ever since I started taking Depakote I have been really tense, agitated and short tempered. I don't recall my doctor listing this as a normal possible side affect, and haven't really found much info on it being a side affect of the drug. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced.

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