New Medication For Me...

[mYeXdrEaM]

i take my first dose of depekote in about in hour. can anybody tell me what i should expect? is it true i will gain a bunch of weight?

[phantomvic]

Table 1 : Adverse Events Reported by > 5% of DEPAKOTE-Treated Patients During Placebo-Controlled Trials of Acute Mania1

Adverse Event

DEPAKOTE (n=89)

Placebo (n=97)

Nausea

22%

15%

Somnolence

19%

12%

Dizziness

12%

4%

Vomiting

12%

3%

Asthenia

10%

7%

Abdominal pain

9%

8%

Dyspepsia

9%

8%

Rash

6%

3%

1 The following adverse events occurred at an equal or greater incidence for placebo than for DEPAKOTE: back pain, headache, constipation, diarrhea, tremor, and pharyngitis.

http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/dep1125.htm

Found this info on the web for you

Hope it helps ;)

[Wisdom]

Excellent studies...............PDR. but ppl do react differently than others because of body chemistry. Sometimes ppl do not have any of the listed side effects. There is a difference between 'side effects" and "adverse side effects" and a low incidence thereof.

I use this web site to gain info regarding medical, meds, or whatever......... check out depakote.

http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default

Wizzy