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6 patient evaluations for Valproic Acid
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- Voo
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 30 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by Voo
Oct 02, 2008
- dosage:
- 1500mg daily
- time on dosage:
- about 1 year
- purpose:
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- AdherenceUsually
- BurdenNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- Advice/Tips
- The drowsiness goes away after a month or two. Stick with it, it's much much better than lithium.
- Specific side-effects
- Weight gain
- Drowsiness
- Cost
- $25-49 monthly
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- Nicholas
- 30 M
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by Nicholas
Sep 22, 2008
- dosage:
- 375mg daily
- time on dosage:
- about 9 months
- purpose:
- General health
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenModerate
- General health
- Advice/Tips
- I take this medication to maintain my awareness. I know what it feels like to be completely depressed, sucidal, etc. I don't ever want to go back to that place.
- Specific side-effects
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Burden
- Really do not want to become dependent on perscription medications. I would prefer to do intensive psychotherapy in place of medication.
- Cost
- less than $25 monthly
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- Fairy Goth Mother
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by Fairy Goth Mother
Sep 19, 2008
- dosage:
- 500mg daily
- time on dosage:
- about 10 months
- purpose:
- Other
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- Works great for migraines.
- Cost
- $25-49 monthly
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- rain or shine
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 45 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
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by rain or shine
Sep 01, 2008
- dosage:
- 450mg daily
- time on dosage:
- 5 days
- purpose:
- Insomnia
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenNone
- Insomnia
- Can't tell
- Also evaluated for: Treat my mood condition(s)
- Advice/Tips
- Depakote is associated with weight gain. I am concerned about that because I am already overweight. However, I have taken Depakote for several months without any weight gain.
- Cost
- $25-49 monthly
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