Talked with my psychiatrist

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I talked with my psychiatrist earlier today and she won’t take me off the Depakote.
I asked if there were any viable alternatives to Depakote that would benefit me and her answer was no.

But… on the good side of things, she was ok with me staying on 500mg of Depakote.

She said that it’s acceptable for me to have mild mood swings as long as they don’t escalate to uncontrollable levels.

If things become uncontrollable then she said I can increase the dose to 1000mg.

I guess I’ll remain on 500mg and see how I do in the long run.

She’s a good doctor.

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Can you go on lithium?

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I was on lithium for a decade.
It gave me full blown hypothyroidism

It also didn’t work that well for me.

Never again

But thanks for the suggestion @Natron

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I’m glad you talked to your pdoc. I know you’ve been feeling low lately. Hope you feel better soon.

Lithium wasn’t good for me either.

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Thanks @disciple

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I am very glad you and your pdoc agreed on something @Wave . God bless you.

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Thank you @SkinnyMe

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I’ve been feeling more stable on 500mg
No extreme highs or lows.

I’m also not as frazzled and stressed out as before.

My sleep is better too.

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good to hear you had good talk with your pdoc.

i hope you keep doing well on 500mg of depakote

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I’m doing so so on 500mg.
Just very fatigued!

Spending the morning on my couch!

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