Posted by colin wallace on July 26, 2002, at 11:35:39
I have here near my keyboard ,an innocuous looking pack of epilim chrono.
I am told that it is 'the same thing' as Depakote.I checked on the Depakote brand website, and they state that these two products are not to be confused, ie. epilim is for epilepsy only.
I am highly dubious about popping one of these babies, even more so than before.
Valproate monotherapy for depressive mood crashes? My instinct tells me to throw them away and order some lamictal or else maybe use them at the lowest dose (200mg) for a couple of weeks, till it arrives, and then ditch it.
My psych. deems me fit not to be seen for another 6 months- two days ago, I was so angrily depressed (following zoloft discontinuation) I was maniacally driving at 90mph and playing traffic 'chicken', seriously considering a head-on crash.I think my psych. actually disbelieved me, or was disinterested.
As all the meds have left my system, that memory appalls me, and I feel stable, and quite normal.
My 'mania' is purely antidepressant induced, and was hitherto unknown.I now have to try to stave off the depression that will invariably occur.
But epilim monotherapy??Hmmmmmmm.
Any thoughts most welcome.Col,
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