Posted by Cece on May 17, 2001, at 3:15:50
In reply to Sal, etc.-I saw dubovsky and....Depakote help, posted by katrina on May 16, 2001, at 17:55:00
Depakote was the first mood stabilizer that I tried and I'm still on it 8 years later- at a much smaller dose than originally: 250mg/day, down from 1000mg/day. When I first tried it I felt like an electrical charge had been lifted from the surface of my skin- it was an amazing feeling.
At higher doses, I get too much sedation, but when I've tested going off it entirely, within a few days I get really cranky, edgy, and generally miserable. The only downside I've found, which is minimized at my low dose, is weight gain (most of which I took off in the few months that I tried Topomax).
Now I also take Neurontin and Lamictal, a tiny dose (.125mg/day) of Klonopin, an AD (again low dose), and Xanax. It's a pretty good mix for me.
What is moban?
Good luck,
Cece
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