Posted by Ritch on February 10, 2005, at 13:11:49
In reply to Depakote, posted by lizardk on February 10, 2005, at 12:57:00
> My doc has recently recommended i try depakote because of the reactions I've had on AD's.I was wondering if anyone had any positive or negative stories about depakote and whether it is effective at all with anxiety and panic disorder.
Positive: It settles down agitation. Slows down my racey thinking IF I'm having manic symptoms. Works Ok for irritability.
Negative: Doesn't do much for depression, not that helpful for good sleep architecture-tends to just make me tired generally. *Somewhat* helpful for anxiety/panic, but not as good as other stuff. Makes me very hungry.
Suggestion: Combine some Neurontin with it for bad anxiety/sleep maintenance issues. It seems to work well with Neurontin. If you've got bad panic disorder, try Depakote+Neurontin+ a little clonazepam or lorazepam.
What "reactions" to AD's are you getting that your pdoc doesn't like?
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