Posted by Krazy Kat on November 14, 2001, at 12:03:57
I'm sure this should be on psycho babble, but I'm afraid it will get missed there.
I wanted to continue to be upfront re: the side effects I'm experiencing from Depakote.
I still must say that its ability to pull me out of that last agitated depression almost overnight, was amazing. I do feel more stabilized in general as well, though am still having some hypomanic episodes.
But, I am gaining weight now that I have stopped the Topamax. It's my appetite - it's voracious. This has me worried.
And, my hair is different - I believe the texture has changed and it's not growing very fast. May be a little thinner, too.
Now, I went up from 1000 mg to 1500 mg recently, so it is probably the dose increase that is making these more noticable.
Again, I think it is a "good" drug, if there is such a thing, for me, but it has down sides, too.
Oh, and also more sedation now.
- K.
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