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2 patient evaluations for Valproate Sodium taken for the purpose of 'Bipolar Disorder'

  • 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 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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