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Re: depakote, weight gain, hair loss

Posted by sherry gomez on February 3, 2001, at 8:05:19

In reply to Re: depakote, weight gain, hair loss, posted by Suze on February 1, 2001, at 23:09:25

> Mars and Ted,
> Thanks for the comments/suggestions. Was a little on the freaked side when I posted that message, imagining all my lashes gone, etc. I'm going to try regular exercise on a treadmill to combat the weight gain (my appetite's gotten downright voracious) and I'll give the zinc, selenium and multi-vitamin a try.
> Best,
> Suze
>
> > Hi Mary & Suze,
> >
> > >I'm told that extra selenium and zinc in
> > >addition to a good multivitamin will help with
> > >that.
> >
> > Yes. To be more specific: 50 mg zinc and 200 micrograms selenium daily. You can choose your favorite multivitamin.
> >
> > >I know several bipolars whose pdocs are
> > >insistent that they start with and stick to
> > >depakote, but I also read somewhere else that
> > >lithium is underutilized.
> >
> > Mine included. The reason is there are no patents on any lithium compounds, but there are on the *real* drugs, like depakote. The result is the doctors are playing into the pockets of the drug manufacturers and therefore helping their own investments in said companies.
> >
> > However, I have found the depakote to work surprisingly well. I also have read in a couple of places that the best first-line treatment for bipolar disorder with rapid cycling is depakote with zoloft and/or wellbutrin. So..... don't knock it until it fails to work.
> >
> > Ted

Suzie, Hi
I was on depakote and had problems with weight gain...I switched to topamax and lost and my weight. But it did not have the calming effect depakote had. Friday my pdoc by the on a a new type od depakote that just came out 6 months ago. called Depakote ER, its suppose to have less side effects, well see...


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