Waves

Glad you got through the day. We are always here. I sure hope that
you got up good today. I personally wanted you to know I am
glad you stuck with the 500 depakote. Its a drug that if you go down
to fast you find out fast. I know from experience with Derrick.

And he had to because he was having hallucinations because of it.

Donna:grouphug:

yup - it got me too, and i don't even have epilepsy. had a weird experience one time, after i halved the depakote due to tremor. i was also on my current benzo, but as needed then, and i had not "needed" it for a few days. whereas now i take it nightly. so it was a combination, that time.

but yeah. creepy. i didn't know what the heck was happening. my most likely bet is i was in sp status for about 24 hours. i stayed inside mostly until it resolved. i thought i knew what was happening but was not sure. i remember going to the med drawer and staring at the lorazepam packet thinking, "this will fix it." but feeling dazed and unsure, i didn't want to make a bad thing worse. so, instead (brilliance of a thousand gems here :rolleyes:), i went to the store coz i needed a few things. there, i had trouble interacting. heck before i got there, i had trouble in the elevator! and, like, paying the cashier was hard.

every about minute or so, where i my right knee almost gave and then came back, and odd swizzly sensations in the left of my head, and feel disoriented, barely recover, and all over again. it may have been some other type of sz but mild... i just figure simple partials because i did not lose consciousness. well, that i am concious of.
ok whoooooaaaa TELLL me please it was not the depakote causing him to hallucinate????? oh geeez. oh me oh my. now that IS SCARY. :(:eek::(

good to hear from you Donna. thanks for all your support (((hugs)))

~ waves ~

Waves

It was the depakote, but I think it was because he was on a very high dosage for his age. Not 1000mg, but more. I don't even remember the
dosage. He was on two other medications too for seizures. So it could
easily have been a combo of the three together. But thankfully coming
off the depakote took care of it and adding something that he is
off as of last summer.

But we still watch. Just to make sure. But he is okay it seems.
Just has anxiety at times.

Donna:grouphug:

I'm sending you good thoughts and ((((BIG HUGS)))) Waves!

Dear Waves,[/B]

I hope the med plan you have works for you the next day too.
Good luck. You are doing well -- the fact that you got up, made it in, and came home counts as "well." :)

M.

i was on depakote for a while and it did nothing for me....I want the best for you
love
bobby

thanks bobby

i am sorry depakote didn't work for you.

depakote saved me when i had to stop zyprexa due to massive sudden weight gain and seroquel made my sleep crazy and my days dopey. it was a good maintenance drug for years. for a mood stabilizer.

i think i could find an adequate dosage for the depakote, maybe 800 or 900mg, but i need the zyprexa for the AP properties right now is the problem.

love

~ waves ~

Kay, Mari,

thansk for the support. (((hugs)))

~ waves ~

Waves
I hope I didn't worry you too much. I really don't want
you or anyone to take Derrick's experience with this
drug to strongly. My other two son's did well on it
at around the 1000 mg, without all the other drugs.

Just maybe one other drug if that.

Donna:grouphug:

Dear Waves,
How is the med plan the past night or so?
'Wishing you well.
M.