Depakote for anxiety

Prescribing it for anxiety. That confuses me a little. I would definitely question your Dr. Depakote is also a major weight gainer. So be careful, either way.

Please make sure to have the blood work done regulary, to check up on your liver.

Have been on this drug well over years. It has been a great mood stabilizer for me. In addition, it is taken to prevent Migraines. Several mood stabelizers are used to control anxiety. I am on Topamax for potential seizures and it did not control my anxiety.

I have now added Zoloft. But others coud have success with depakote. Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor.

You may take it with food if stomach upset occurs. Swallow the tablet whole. Do not crush or chew the tablet, which can irritate the mouth or throat. The dosage is based on your age, weight, medical condition, response to treatment,.

The most common benzodiazepines for panic attacks are alprazolam (Xanax), alprazolam XR (Xanax XR), and clonazepam (Klonopin). They block panic attacks quicker than the antidepressants, often in a week or two. They are also used as needed before a panic-provoking situation. They tend to have fewer side effects than the antidepressants.

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Can cause bruising or bleeding when taken with aspirin. Bipolar drugs are being used in conjunction with antidepressants on the theory that they boost the effect of relieving depression. So it seem that depakote works by inhibiting the gaba transporter, leading to higher concentrations in the synapse. Unmedicated I seem to have very little gaba. So right from the start I needed pretty high doses of benzos in order for them to be effective.

In the last years we have found that it also affects mood.

Like other “mood stabilizers”,. This is a category of medication that relaxes people fairly quickly. So these drugs are used for anxiety , for panic attacks, for sedation, and to treat insomnia.

They can easily become habit-forming.