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Has anyone taken Depakote? If so, did you experience any side effects?
It helped my son if wasn't for depkote he won't do things he loves doing what he wants to do it really helped him he really happy active 5 year old
I was recently taken off of Keppra due to debilitating side effects that I couldn't grin and bare it, so to say. Have been placed on Gabapentin 900 mg a day. Seems to be helping my seizures stay at bay..but also hearing so much bad long term damage it may cause I'm at a loss. Has anyone else taken this and what are your thoughts, feedback of this medicine? I see another Neurologist in the metro area in July, i live in a very rural area.
If you have ever had these in the past…..
Breathing or lung problems
Kidney Disease
Diabetes
Drug addiction
Depression, Mood Disorder and Suicidal thoughts
Liver disease
Heart disease
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I have been on Depakote ER for some time. And just recently found out that the Depakote that I have been taking for my Epilepsy is what could be causing my hair loss. Has anyone else had this problem?
Does it affect your hair and teeth?
Mine was always to low they could never get it to normal level
I don't believe I have ever been on that. they did put me on some medication that made me gain a lot of weight. I took it for about a year and then I had them put me on another medication. Happy… read more
My son can no longer take Depakote as it’s destroying his liver. So his Dr is recommending VNS (after trying 3 diff meds for his grand mal seizures but they have all failed) but I’m hearing many conflicting stories about its effectiveness. Any advice? Thanks!
I will pray for him. Poor guy. If I had it to do over again I would do it. My VNS has helped me a lot. I haven't had a grand-mal in years and I feel that it is partly due to it.
Just found out I am anemic, very low red blood cell count. The thoughts from Dr. is that chronic use of antiepileptics (40 years worth) is the cause. I hadn't been made aware of this possible side effect before.
I run my own landscape business. I started to feel tired at the end of the season and realized that my iron level was low. Started taking ferritin and it made a huge difference
Yes I do. It is definitely a side effect. I get worse tremors if I drink coffee with it
It made me vomit constantly. They had to take me off it because it got so bad.