done with depakote

[Rabbit37]

I've been tapered off depakote. Yay me. However I've been having some weird things happening, and I don't know if it's related at all to the tapering, or if it's mania rearing it's ugly head, or what. I'm having problems with things becoming surreal... I'm in the middle of something and suddenly everything appears smaller and it's almost like I'm having an out-of-body experience. I'm sorry, I know that sounds dramatic and all, I don't know how else to phrase it. It's hard to describe. I'm worried that it'll happen when I'm driving, because I don't want to hurt anyone else. For now I'm staying off of highways. It doesn't seem to last long, at least as far as I can tell.

I have a pdoc appt in about a week, I'll certainly tell him, I'm wondering if I should be calling before then. Any thoughts? I'm also having problems with an angry buzzing that's back in my head, so I'm thinking that I need another mood stabilizer to control this. He's upping my Lamictal, but that hasn't taken effect yet. Had to wait for depakote to clear out of my system, I guess.

[Velvet Elvis]

depersonalizing maybe?

http://www.depersonalization.info/overview.html

[Rabbit37]

That sounds very much like it. A bit of a relief that it's common, although does nothing to alleviate my stress. Thanks, VE.

[Ammity]

yes i went off depakote, which wasnt too long ago. i went bonkers.

u prolly just are more stressed now. and depersonalization is just ur bodys coping mechanism for this shitty stress. hope u feel better

[Dee]

I experienced depersonalization when I started gabapentin. It was only transient though. I had no problems going off depakote though, just a lessening of the shitty side effects.

I hope the depersonalization thing passes. It's freaky in a bad way.