Drug Ratings for DEPAKOTEAverage Rating: 3.1 (487 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEPAKOTE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | bi-polar & frequent migraines | I feel tired right after taking it, so I take my larger dosage at night and the smaller one in the morning and works great for me, so it actually helps me sleep at night, since that is one of my problems is my mind races at night. | I have no problems at all with my med. NO weight gain, No hair loss, No problems with my sex drive or orgasmic abilities. Swear by this medication, it saved my life!! | F | 40 | 6 years | 6/26/2003 | 3 | bipolar II mixed | ravenous appetite that led to uncontrolled eating, could not have orgasms even tho i got aroused and had a sex drive. the latter is not listed as a side effect in any literature, but the problem started very suddenly and right after i started the depakote. | it worked well for bipolar, but i couldn't tolerate the side effects. | F | 52 | 3 months | 5/15/2003 | 1 | Epilepsy | Exhaustion, tremors, sleepiness, severe hair loss, some added facial hair, loss of appetite sometimes I would go 3 or 4 days without eating anything which would make me very sick. My sister takes it for bi-polar and has gained a huge amount of weight, and is tired ALL the time. | I highly reccomend looking into a different anti-convulsant, headache prevention or bi-polar med, whichever the case may be, especially for women. There are MUCH better newer drugs out there now. There are meds for all three conditions that can be taken safely during pregnancy, Depakote absolutely cannot. | F | 23 | 7 months | 1/8/2003 | 4 | Epilepsy | F | 10 years | 10/29/2002 | 3 | Schizoaffective Disorder | drowsiness, stomach upset, and hand tremor | Has really toned-down both manic and depressive episodes, but only after having raised the dosage considerably | M | 24 | 1 years | 6/26/2002 | 1 | Mood Swings | Hallucinations/weight gain/tremor/zombie-like feeling | This drug was awful for me. In 2 weeks I gained 20 lbs, couldn't focus on school work and began to have hallucinations. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 5/21/2002 | 1 | bipolar disorder | my hair fell out (i lost about 2 thirds of my natural thickness) i developed a bad hand tremor, i gained 30 pounds, i developed severe social anxiety | one of the worst experiences of my life | F | 25 | 1 years | 7/26/2001 |