Ratings, Reviews Summary for DEPAKOTE (ABBVIE)
January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of DEPAKOTE: 3.0 (somewhat satisfied)
(based on 584 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for DEPAKOTE
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Pediatric (Under 18) | 24 | 1.87 |
Age 18 to 24 | 86 | 2.93 |
Age 25 to 34 | 161 | 2.93 |
Age 35 to 44 | 137 | 3.22 |
Age 45 to 54 | 99 | 2.86 |
Age 55 to 64 | 48 | 2.87 |
Age 65 to 74 | 11 | 2.27 |
Age 75 and up | 4 | 1.25 |
Ratings by Sex for DEPAKOTE
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Male | 205 | 3.21 |
Female | 370 | 2.87 |
Not Specified | 9 | 3.44 |
Why DEPAKOTE* (Divalproex sodium ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of DEPAKOTE: satisfied (average rating score: 3.02)
(based on 23015 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** DEPAKOTE
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Depression* | 1780 |
2 | Anxiety | 948 |
3 | Epilepsy* | 302 |
4 | Osteoporosis | 285 |
5 | Bipolar disorder* | 276 |
6 | Influenza | 267 |
7 | Osteopenia | 257 |
8 | Convulsion* | 246 |
9 | Insomnia | 230 |
10 | Migraine* | 221 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of DEPAKOTE **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Somnolence | 4679 |
2 | Weight increased* | 3591 |
3 | Insomnia | 2859 |
4 | Anxiety* | 2493 |
5 | Headache | 2354 |
6 | Dizziness | 2345 |
7 | Nausea* | 2030 |
8 | Fatigue | 1983 |
9 | Pain* | 1767 |
10 | Amnesia | 1608 |
11 | Decreased appetite | 1570 |
12 | Disturbance in attention | 1561 |
13 | Dry mouth | 1509 |
14 | Weight decreased | 1402 |
15 | Depression* | 1294 |
16 | Abnormal dreams | 1264 |
17 | Tremor* | 1207 |
18 | Paraesthesia | 1096 |
19 | Irritability | 1050 |
20 | Lethargy | 859 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for DEPAKOTE
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Divalproex sodium (Acido valproico, Depakote cp, Divalproex, Va, Depakote er, Depakote, Divalproex sodium)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com