My girlfriend has been on depakote and
zoloft. She currently takes 2000mg of
depakote daily and 75mg of zoloft. She is
always tired and wiped out. I think she's
taking way too much medicine, she's 5ft
2in, 120lbs, 18yrs old. Am I being
paranoid?
|
ScotlndForevr
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 1
Taojin Posted: 09-09-06 23:54pm
Being a med student and working in a
mental clinic -and also dating a bipolar
girlfriend, I would tell her to see her
psychiatrist and for her to tell him about
her sleep patterns. It's understandable
if the meds make her seem quite not like
herself, but not to the degree of normal
day-to-day life. My girlfriend was on
2000mg of depakote aswell and it did the
same to her, I kept telling her to sort it
out with her doctor, who reduced it to a
managable level. But, above all else, do
not let her stop taking the medication.
Having someone 'zombied' is alot better
than manic anyday (no matter what other's
on here tell you)...Atleast she's
controlable.
|
Taojin
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 09-10-06 00:15am
Yeah she went to her psychiatrist and she
put her on different meds and is in the
process of weening herself off depakote.
Thanks for the reply!
|
AngTexas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Dallas, TX
Posted: 10-12-06 13:56pm
Depakote made my bipolar-hubby gain like
45 lbs!!! He got off that and is now on
lamictal slowly going bald!?!? The dr
said he didn't think it was from the
lamictal - - but he is only 31 and wasn't
shedding like this before the lamictal.
We have an appt tomorrow to try and get it
changed.
hate to start over - but getting a proper
medication combo is important.
|
AngTexas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Dallas, TX
Posted: 10-13-06 13:04pm
Went to the pdoc today and they changed
bipolar-hubby from lamictal (balding
problem) and put him on lithium. Any
experience out there on lithium?
