my doctor is doing liver function studies now. In one week I will be taking Depakote. I've heard some pretty nasty stuff about it, but I am open minded to any opinions.
2006-08-24 11:21:44 · 4 answers · asked by dennis d 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
More common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, abnormal thinking, breathing difficulty, bronchitis, bruising, constipation, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, emotional changeability, fever, flu symptoms, hair loss, headache, incoordination, indigestion, infection, insomnia, loss of appetite, memory loss, nasal inflammation, nausea, nervousness, ringing in the ears, sleepiness, sore throat, tremor, vision problems, vomiting, weakness, weight loss or gain
Less common or rare side effects may include:
Abnormal dreams, abnormal milk secretion, abnormal walk, aggression, anemia, anxiety, back pain, behavior problems, belching, bleeding, blood disorders, bone pain, breast enlargement, chest pain, chills, coma, confusion, coughing up blood, dental abscess, drowsiness, dry skin, ear inflammation, excessive urination (mainly children) or other urination problems, eye problems, feeling of illness, gas, growth failure in children, hallucinations, hearing problems, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, hostility, increased appetite, increased cough, involuntary rapid movement of eyeball, irregular or painful menstruation, itching, jerky movements, joint pain, lack of muscular coordination, leg cramps, liver problems, loss of bladder or bowel control, muscle or joint pain, muscle weakness, muscle pain, neck pain, nosebleed, overactivity, pneumonia, rapid heartbeat, rickets (mainly children), sedation, seeing "spots before your eyes", sensitivity to light, sinus inflammation, skin eruptions or peeling, skin rash, speech difficulties, stomach and intestinal disorders, swelling of arms and legs due to fluid retention, swollen glands, taste changes, tingling or pins and needles, twitching, urinary problems, vertigo, vision problems
2006-08-24 11:29:36 · answer #1 · answered by Farmgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been on it for quite a while now for Bi polar disorder and have had no side effects. Some times if i don't drink enough water I get a pain in my liver area. But I think that's more because I tend to self medicate with coffee.
2006-08-24 11:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by reedingcorey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my son takes it for bi-polar...it doesnt seem to bother him in anyway..but they do liver studies on him every other month because it can cause liver problems
2006-08-28 05:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by galion2_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of times you can get a upset stomach.
2006-08-24 15:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by klshaa2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋