Deadend by depakote

[Guest Guest_Judy Doom_*]

I'm sure there's a thread about this somewhere. Can anyone direct me?

Depakote has completely leveled me out. No mania and depression lite. But I can't remember when I last had a good belly laugh. I don't get reasonably angry about anything. I can't write or create anything anymore. I have no passion at all. I'm stuck in a state of ennui. I think I even miss depression, as it gave me power to create when I wasn't in bed suffering outright. I know it's common, so there must already be a thread on it.

[Guest Guest_Judy Doom_*]

Oh, and I'm sorry I don't write much here for others. It's just I'm on and off this board and usually others give the same answers as I would.

[wifezilla]

my husband said depakote and lithium both made him feel like a zombie of sorts. Sure he was level, but he was emotionally flatlined. He is doing much better on lamictal.

[mejeba]

Evened out all right, deadened for sure. No motivation.

Well, there's the odd day of depression that feels like sorrow, and the odd spike of anxiety and fearing to answer the phone, but all in all it's a grey drifting.

I'd like to try to go off depakote altogether- I don't trust the stuff, with nothing to go on, really.

I'd like Lamictal to be the only one and if the hypo-rages and confused hostility return, then try dpakote again. I don't want Lithium, I think it'd be worse.

I'm sure there's a thread around here too, Judy but I can't be bothered to find it, heh