Hi all! As you all know, I have been on depakote for about three weeks now. This is a question for anyone who has been on depakote or who is on depakote now. In the last week or so I have noticed my breasts have grown!!!! I don't really need help in that direction, genetics made sure of that!
Now I haven't had any other type of swelling anywhere else, no water retention, maybe in my fingers a little but not much.
Has anyone else had this side effect??? Its a strange one I know...but it was on the list of side effects, so I thought I would ask.
Thanks everyone!

I was on depakote for about a year (6 years ago).

Yes, it made my breasts larger and I had to buy new bras.

On a normal day I did not mind, but when i got married I wore my grandmothers wedding dress and because I was a bit to big in the chest area we had to use tape to make my breasts fit on the dress. It was really uncomfortable, but it was worth it to be able to wear that dress.

Anyway, yes I did have the same side effect. When i discontinued the depakote, it took about 4-8 weeks for my breasts to go back to their normal size... but they did go back and then I had to buy new bras yet again.

thanks for the information. i asked my doctor today to go off depakote..he is letting me. I told him I was really worried about my weight...I didn't mention the other possible side effects. I am on topamax,risperdal,geodon,paxil and klonopin
bobby

Thank you! I thought I was just thinking things. That my mind was playing tricks on me.
Sigh....just another side effect to deal with I guess.

Liz, as I reread your post....you taped yourself down!!!! Ouch! That must have been satisfying that you were able to wear the dress but what discomfort you must have been in!

LOL yep it was uncomfortable.

I wore a bra that was 2 sizes to small, and then added the tape on top to smush me even more.

When we got to the reception, I took the tape off and loosened the bra - and unbuttoned half of the buttons in the back of the dress (it was buttons from neck to tailbone).

I have a ton of picutres from my wedding day of me wearing that dress - but the only pictures that show the back of the dress were taken at the church The photographers knew that once we got to the reception that the should not take any pictures that would show the back of the dress

The pics of me dancing with my hubby and my dad all show me from the front or the side, or are zoomed in on the face of hubby or dad so that the back of the dress was out of the pic.

But it was still uncomfortable to be taped for even a short amount of time, and to wear a bra all day that was 2 sizes too small.... but it was worth it