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What is Valproate Sodium?

Sodium valproate or valproate sodium is the sodium salt of valproic acid and is an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder, as well as other psychiatric conditions requiring the administration of a mood stabilizer.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
4 24%
Moderate
9 53%
Mild
1 6%
None
3 18%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
8 53%
Sleepiness
5 33%
Hair loss (alopecia)
3 20%
Slowness of thought/speech
3 20%
Anxiety
2 13%
Hypomania
2 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Valproate Sodium. See all 15 dosages ►

  1 g daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 1000 mcg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1700 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2400 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Valproate Sodium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
5 42% Doctor's advice: 42%
Side effects too severe
5 42% Side effects too severe: 42%
Other
2 17% Other: 17%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Valproate Sodium

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Valproate Sodium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Valproate Sodium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 71%
Usually
5 29%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 18%
Somewhat
2 12%
A little
6 35%
Not at all
6 35%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
6 35%

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

Report created on March 19, 2010.