Do you mean that you just told her how shitty you feel and she raised the dose?

I'm so sorry you feel terrible, Bobby (((HUGS)))

Did you go out with Cecilia? Did you have a nice time?

she raised the dose last time I saw her. I had a nice time with cecilia

I am sorry it is not woriking out for you. please tell her if you have not already.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

I was really stupid. I should have called the beginning of last week to try to get an earlier appointment. I have been feeling so rotten. My appointment is on wednesday . last night I tried to go to bed at 7:30. My stomach is really bothering me. I gained about six pounds. I am exhausted all day.

Of course it would have been better to get an earlier appointment, but you didn't know that you would continue to feel so shitty

It is still rather early in the day. Could you CALL her and ask her over the phone if you can discontinue the Depakote because you are feeling so rotten? You still have to get through the weekend, and then wait for 3 days otherwise.

I know you had issues with your stomach before the Depakote. Do you think it's making it worse?
How does your stomach feel? Is it a cramping feeling? Sharp pain? Maybe we can make suggestions that will help if we have a better idea of what's going on.
How is your appetite?

I hope you start feeling better. You sound miserable (((HUGS)))

her office is closed on friday. It is more like indigestion. I looked up how to get off of Depakote and it said to taper. I didn't raise the dosage since I was feeling so rotten. I am about on the initial dosage and it might not be hard to get off of it since I haven't been on it that long I don't know why I need a mood stabilizer since the antidepressant and the klonopin were working. I don't know if I ever had a manic phase and that it what it is prescribed for. right now i am depressed.i forgot that i had stomach issues before. this is really uncomfortable. i had stomach problems when i was under a lot of stress and Pudgey was sick and I was switching psychiatrists. I totally lot my appetite and lost 18 pounds.

I am going to ask her if I can take topamax as a mood stabilizer. I have to tell her for health reasons F@#k it she should know I an't afford to gain more weight.I can't take medications that cause weight gain. I can't take lamictal because it bothered my gums. She doesn't strike me as adaptable. She should know that I can't afford to gain weight. I desperately need to lose it. I gained so much weight on the medications. At 35 I was 128 to 130 pounds. I blew up on lithium that didn't work. All the other mood stabilizers
cause weight gain.

I think you are right in that it will not be hard (or take too long) to get off the Depakote.

You probably have never had a full-blown manic episode since you are BP type II. You probably have had plenty of hypomanic episodes that aren't as severe tho. It is very common for people who are type II to take mood stabilizers even tho their main symptom is depression. I can't tell you whether or not a mood stabilizer is right for you or not. That is something you have to discuss with your pdoc the next time you see her. I would ask her that question directly.

I have stomach problems that are being treated somewhat better now, but I know how lousy it feels to deal with that kind of discomfort all the time, and to have anxiety aggravate it. I'm sorry that you are having to go though it (((HUGS)))

Have you tried taking Zantac yet? It's an older med, but it works really well, and may help you.

But I think you should consider seeing your PCP about your stomach problems since this has been going on for so long. If you have acid reflux, it could do damage over time if untreated...
And 18 pounds is A LOT of weight to lose without trying, too

Are there any particular kinds of foods, textures of foods, etc that are appealing to you at all? When I have no appetite, I will eat small amounts of random things that I like just to eat something. Since I got out of the hospital, I've been trying to eat applesauce when I've needed to make myself eat something. It goes down easy, and has been working out well.