straightjacket Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 My moods are changing from happy/giddy to feeling really angry and irritable then feeling content and I've been daydreaming about ending it. I'm going from being horrible to my support workers then feeling they are perfect. I am writing abusive and angry emails to my supported living manager and social services then feeling like I shouldn't of done that and feeling guilty then happy. It's weird. I'm getting my prescription for Depakote tomorrow. I'm still written up for it but haven't been collecting it from the pharmacy. Last time I took it was 18 months ago, can't remember it doing much at the time but I'm going to take it again mainly because I don't like feeling depressed. Things have happened, two of my best friends are ill and we've had a new person move into my supported living house. Do you have any advice on Depakote? Do you think I should request a blood test to test my liver enzymes and once thats comes back start taking it or should I start straight aways tomorrow? Last time last year I had high liver enzymes but I stopped drinking alcohol on 31st of December 2016 so I hope they've come down a bit. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Why are u trying it if u remember it's not working? have you u ever considered an antipsychotic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightjacket Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 i'm already on Invega depot. I'm unsure if it was working or not. I was drinking heavily at the time. They put me on it for mixed affective state (I have SZA) It must of worked because I got discharged from and stopped taking it and thing were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 U stopped? Could you start it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I'm going to move this to the anti-convulsants board because I think it will get more responses there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Have you seen your pdoc since you started feeling unstable? If not, maybe you should wait before you go back on the Depakote, s/he may want to try something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phidippus Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Depakote is not going to help with the depression. Lithium would be a better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browri Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I'm with @phidippus, after my experience with lithium and Depakote, I can definitely say that Depakote doesn't have the antidepressive effects that lithium does, unless of course we're talking about mixed states which happen to me frequently were my agitated intrusive thoughts actually cause the anxiety and depression that I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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