I almost talked my pdoc into taking me off depakote. Almost.
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-slunky
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 05:49:47 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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I almost talked my pdoc into taking me off depakote. Almost.
why would you want to, slunk? you're kind of worrying me with your med
changes lately!!
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:05:14 PM |
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_/ used2be wrote \_
why would you want to, slunk? you're kind of worrying me with your med
changes lately!!
So hard to explain. Let's just say someone living in my head doesn't
want me on depakote, and I don't want to upset them because they know
how to get to me, but as long as I try, they're happy. My pdoc says
we'll keep Lamictal in mind. She doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
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-slunky
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:14:20 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ used2be wrote \_
why would you want to, slunk? you're kind of worrying me with your med
changes lately!!
So hard to explain. Let's just say someone living in my head doesn't
want me on depakote, and I don't want to upset them because they know
how to get to me, but as long as I try, they're happy. My pdoc says
we'll keep Lamictal in mind. She doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
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-slunky
Makes perfect sense to me, I'm glad you are able to appease them, cuz I
don't want the dude to "get to you" At least you have a back up in mind. If
you switch to the back up maybe that'll be temporary until the dude doesn't
want those either then you could switch back? Can you trick him?
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| User: "Rhiannon" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 01:54:33 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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So hard to explain. Let's just say someone living in my head doesn't
want me on depakote, and I don't want to upset them because they know
how to get to me, but as long as I try, they're happy. My pdoc says
we'll keep Lamictal in mind. She doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
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-slunky
Actually, that makes perfect sense to me slunky.
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Rhi
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:21:29 PM |
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_/ Jane wrote \_
Makes perfect sense to me, I'm glad you are able to appease them, cuz I
don't want the dude to "get to you" At least you have a back up in mind. If
you switch to the back up maybe that'll be temporary until the dude doesn't
want those either then you could switch back?
I don't know how my pdoc would take that. She's a tough lady. No messing
around. She won't even let me take more than 60mg Cymbalta because
that's the limit recommended.
Can you trick him?
Who? The doctor or the other guy?
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-slunky
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:30:11 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ Jane wrote \_
Makes perfect sense to me, I'm glad you are able to appease them, cuz I
don't want the dude to "get to you" At least you have a back up in mind.
If
you switch to the back up maybe that'll be temporary until the dude
doesn't
want those either then you could switch back?
I don't know how my pdoc would take that. She's a tough lady. No messing
around. She won't even let me take more than 60mg Cymbalta because
that's the limit recommended.
Can you trick him?
Who? The doctor or the other guy?
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-slunky
The other guy, or am I being to weird asking that.
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:38:14 PM |
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_/ Jane wrote \_
The other guy, or am I being to weird asking that.
I don't know if I could. He reads asd anyways, so now he would know.
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-slunky
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:44:20 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ Jane wrote \_
The other guy, or am I being to weird asking that.
I don't know if I could. He reads asd anyways, so now he would know.
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-slunky
Oh true. Opps sorry dude! Sorry Slunk
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:56:56 PM |
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_/ Jane wrote \_
Oh true. Opps sorry dude! Sorry Slunk
It's ok. I don't think he's reading.
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-slunky
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 10:22:08 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ used2be wrote \_
why would you want to, slunk? you're kind of worrying me with your med
changes lately!!
So hard to explain. Let's just say someone living in my head doesn't
want me on depakote, and I don't want to upset them because they know
how to get to me, but as long as I try, they're happy. My pdoc says
we'll keep Lamictal in mind. She doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
oh, those evil voices!!!!
:(
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 10:23:54 PM |
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_/ used2be wrote \_
oh, those evil voices!!!!
They aren't that bad. They make good company sometimes. I just try to do
what he says or he screams.
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-slunky
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 07:40:08 AM |
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On Mar 30, 8:23 pm, slunky <slu...@globalzero.org> wrote:
_/ used2be wrote \_
oh, those evil voices!!!!
They aren't that bad. They make good company sometimes. I just try to do
what he says or he screams.
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-slunky
If I listened to my evil voices I'd be in a HELLOFA lot of trouble!
It does sound like depakote isn't the right medication for you
though. Have you been diagnosed with bi-polar?
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 01:26:28 PM |
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_/ wrote \_
If I listened to my evil voices I'd be in a HELLOFA lot of trouble!
They aren't evil.
It does sound like depakote isn't the right medication for you
though. Have you been diagnosed with bi-polar?
No, I have disorganised schizophrenia.
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-slunky
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 01:32:04 PM |
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I haven't heard of that one. I'm sorry that you have to deal with
that. Does it seem like the depakote helps you at all? Are there
other meds to treat your diagnosis that you haven't tried, that your
doc hasn't tried?
Rose
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 01:46:19 PM |
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_/ wrote \_
I haven't heard of that one. I'm sorry that you have to deal with
that. Does it seem like the depakote helps you at all?
It's hard to say because I went onto three drugs at the same time, so I
don't know what helps with my depression.
Are there other meds to treat your diagnosis that you haven't tried,
that your doc hasn't tried?
I've been on a lot of drugs. There's one called Lamictal that I haven't
tried that's in the same class as depakote, but I hesitate to switch
drugs outside a hospital setting.
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-slunky
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
31 Mar 2007 01:51:54 PM |
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Completely understand about the switching meds thing. I've been on
many myself, though not depakote. I think I might have said so
earlier, but I am on Lamictal and maybe it is finally starting to
work. That and a combination of finding this group perhaps. I won't
ever go back to a hospital again....I felt disrespected and I don't
feel it helped me at all. The only useful purpose I felt was to lock
me in to make sure I didn't kill myself, and as desperately as I want
to sometimes I can't try again. Can't do that to my family, and my
personal beliefs are that I would still be unhappy after death
anyways, so death would be no escape, unless perhaps I was run over or
something (which I long for at times) I hope that you can get your
meds straightened out, and I'm really appreciating reading all of your
posts, thanks.
Rose
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| User: "Bacon" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 10:09:35 PM |
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:05:14 GMT, slunky <slunky@globalzero.org>
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_/ used2be wrote \_
why would you want to, slunk? you're kind of worrying me with your med
changes lately!!
So hard to explain. Let's just say someone living in my head doesn't
want me on depakote, and I don't want to upset them because they know
how to get to me, but as long as I try, they're happy. My pdoc says
we'll keep Lamictal in mind. She doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
if only you could prevent brain hackers as easily as you do computer
hackers
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| User: "David" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:04:47 PM |
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Maybe your you could tell your pdoc about any problems in a journal,
sometimes we can make the wrong decision based on a thought or idea. I hope
this is helpful.
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrnf0r496.emb.slunky@evo.zero...
I almost talked my pdoc into taking me off depakote. Almost.
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-slunky
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:09:08 PM |
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_/ David wrote \_
Maybe your you could tell your pdoc about any problems in a journal,
sometimes we can make the wrong decision based on a thought or idea. I hope
this is helpful.
If I tell my pdoc the real reason why I don't want to be on it, she's
think I'm REALLY nuts.
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-slunky
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| User: "David" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:14:10 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ David wrote \_
Maybe your you could tell your pdoc about any problems in a journal,
sometimes we can make the wrong decision based on a thought or idea. I
hope
this is helpful.
If I tell my pdoc the real reason why I don't want to be on it, she's
think I'm REALLY nuts.
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-slunky
maybe you could check nom deplume's page on medication, it has valued
information about anticonvulsants and what symptoms are treated.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:45:08 PM |
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If I tell my pdoc the real reason why I don't want to be on it, she's
think I'm REALLY nuts.
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-slunky
LOL, slunky!! I am new here, but I can relate. I am currently on
Lamictal, and I haven't had any side effects from it. As to whether
it's helping or not, I can't really tell. Medication does not take
away the painful issues I'm dealing with at the moment. I am also on
Wellbutrin. I hope you find something that will be helpful to you.
Best of luck.
Rose
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 06:57:34 PM |
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_/ wrote \_
Best of luck.
Thanks Rose.
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-slunky
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 09:13:04 PM |
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slunky wrote...
I almost talked my pdoc into taking me off depakote. Almost.
I thought you were having trouble clearing Depakote.
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 09:18:03 PM |
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_/ lisa in mass. wrote \_
I thought you were having trouble clearing Depakote.
I am, but she put me back on it and wanted to increase the dosage. I
guess she thinks it's a good drug for me. I have to do more bloodtests
next month to see if it does the same thing again.
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-slunky
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 09:21:03 PM |
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slunky wrote...
_/ lisa in mass. wrote \_
I thought you were having trouble clearing Depakote.
I am, but she put me back on it and wanted to increase the
dosage. I guess she thinks it's a good drug for me. I have
to do more bloodtests next month to see if it does the same
thing again.
I don't blame you for wanting something else. Increasing it
sounds crazy.
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Depakote |
30 Mar 2007 09:25:21 PM |
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_/ lisa in mass. wrote \_
I don't blame you for wanting something else. Increasing it
sounds crazy.
I don't think she knows why the doctors put me on it in the first place.
I don't either. She asked me two or three times if I had ever been
manic. I haven't. I think she's just afraid of letting me switch meds
outside the hospital.
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-slunky
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