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9 patient evaluations for Valproate Sodium

  • iidert
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 17 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Relapse: Severe
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: Nerve pain (neuralgia) (Started Dec 22, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 05, 2013 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 05, 2013
Advice & Tips
No effect at all
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Apr 12, 1968)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 28, 2012 1600 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jun 28, 2012
Advice & Tips
Lot of tablets (8 per day)
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Sep 11, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 03, 2012 1800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Bipolar II Disorder (Started Mar 17, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 21, 2011 750 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 21, 2011
Advice & Tips
I have found that since taking this treatment i have been able on good days sleep better and i have found that my thoughts are more stable and less busy and all over the place.. I have found that i feel more on a general mood level rather than just being right up or right down so with this i find that if im having a low day that i can cope with it better.
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  • Timas
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    Bipolar Disorder
    Depression: 1
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Compulsion: 1
    External Stress: Moderate
    Rx Therapy
    31 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
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Purpose: Bipolar Disorder (Started Jan 06, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 21, 2011 500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 02, 2009 500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jul 21, 2011
Advice & Tips
It is a remedy, which stabilizes a chemical condition and prevents from too sudden mood swings, so that having some experience you can notice and evaluate moods and - especially - overexcited and hyperactive emotional boosts. The remedy is effective in preventing manic conditions, though there is quite a lot of way to go in psychotherapy, healthy lifestyle, sports, positive attitudes, meditation or other methods in case of depression. But, again, the remedy helps to keep balance when some euphoria arises with the improvement of condition - and this is quite natural, as these are very positive emotions, when your hopes to get out of depressive states start to fulfill. So when taken regularly (obviously, in case of depression, mania or normal states), it is a lot of help in stability, which a lot of people who fought bipolar disorder more or less successfully in the past just didn't have.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Jan 02, 2009
Advice & Tips
"Depakine" was effective when I had mania period. Yet constant use of it is more of a prevention against mania or other mood swings. It hadn't had any effect for depression and anxiety for me.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Bipolar II Disorder (Started Mar 10, 2001)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 10, 2011 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Mood (Started Jul 18, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 12, 2010 1500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Jul 20, 2010 1500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Weight gain
Date
Aug 12, 2010
Advice & Tips
hair goes curly,weight gain is excessive helps moods
Date
Jul 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
this drug is exellent for stabilising mood but does cause weight gain.
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Purpose: Depression with anxiety (Started Oct 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 20, 2010 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Feb 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
It has helped me to stabilize my mood swings a lot. I can concentrate much better. I take it in combo with tianeptine (antidepressant), but I have to tell, that Orfiril alone is also quite capable when it comes to depression prevention. I perceive no negative side effects.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Bipolar Disorder (Started Jun 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2010 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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