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
1Depression*1780
2Anxiety948
3Epilepsy*302
4Osteoporosis285
5Bipolar disorder*276
6Influenza267
7Osteopenia257
8Convulsion*246
9Insomnia230
10Migraine*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
1Somnolence4679
2Weight increased*3591
3Insomnia2859
4Anxiety*2493
5Headache2354
6Dizziness2345
7Nausea*2030
8Fatigue1983
9Pain*1767
10Amnesia1608
11Decreased appetite1570
12Disturbance in attention1561
13Dry mouth1509
14Weight decreased1402
15Depression*1294
16Abnormal dreams1264
17Tremor*1207
18Paraesthesia1096
19Irritability1050
20Lethargy859

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* 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