Posted by Rea1 on June 14, 2005, at 23:47:54
In reply to Depakote may HELP bipolar depression!!!!!!!!!!, posted by bipolarspectrum on June 11, 2005, at 19:55:47
i was diagnosed with epilepsy when i was 15(petite mal siezures). the medication that the dr put me on was depakote. one thing that i did notice was a decrease in my depression. i am not bipolar, but have suffered from depression. i dont know what it was, but it did help. it could be that it enabled me to think a little more clearly. my siezures were caused by an overload of information. my brain couldnt handle all the input at once and would "short circuit" thus, causing a siezure. the depakote stopped my brain from short circuiting, and enabled me to think, rather than have a siezure. i could then think through my situation, and i wasnt so depressed. funny thing is, now i have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, so i'm thinking too much. i'm no longer on depakote and no longer having siezures, but i would recommend trying depakote to help with depression.
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