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What is Depakote?

Depakote is a brand name for the antiseizure drug Valproate semisodium, used in the treatment of epilepsy, chronic pain associated with neuropathy, migraine headaches, and manic episodes in bipolar disorder.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 23%
Moderate
5 14%
Mild
12 34%
None
10 29%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
15 43%
Grogginess
11 31%
Weight gain
6 17%
Nausea
6 17%
thirst
5 14%
tremor
4 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Depakote. See all 19 dosages ►

  250 mg all the time (24/7) 2mg as needed daily 2 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 125 mg daily 250 mg daily 375 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 775 mcg daily 775 mg daily 875 mg daily 900 mg daily 1000 g daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 24 Number of Patients: 24 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 31 Number of Patients: 31 12 Number of Patients: 12 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Depakote (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
17 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work
15 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Other
11 26% Other: 26%
Doctor's advice
10 24% Doctor's advice: 24%
Expense
4 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
2 5% Personal research: 5%
Course of treatment ended
2 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 40 patients who’ve stopped taking Depakote

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Depakote

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
4
11
8
12

Stopped Taking Depakote

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
8
9
9
2
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
30 86%
Usually
1 3%
Sometimes
3 9%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 20%
Somewhat
7 20%
A little
7 20%
Not at all
14 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 3%
$100-199
2 6%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
6 17%
< $25
13 37%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.