Posted by Dinah on June 16, 2005, at 10:15:42
In reply to Re: Now frankly buzzy, posted by Sonya on June 16, 2005, at 9:34:22
I was on very low dose Depakote for years for mood stability. 125 mg. Which was originally prescribed when I was also on an antidepressant and I probably needed it to counteract the effects. I'm probably bipolar 3 or 4 or something. :) Officially it's cyclothymia.
I found that my moods were more stable on than off so I stayed on after I went off the AD. My migraine doctor upped it to 250 mg then 500 mg. At that level, I just couldn't wake up in the morning. I wasn't fit for work till 11, and I got in trouble at the office.
So she had me stop it to wash it out of my system and voila! Amazingly enough the number of migraines decreased substantially on no Depakote from where they were at any level of Depakote. It may be too early to tell though, since they tend to cluster.
I'm all for taking nothing. Except that my therapist thinks my moods are unstable and I'm making impulsive ill-thought-out decisions.
I still am for taking nothing. :) Physically I feel so much better off than on.
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