Comments on: The Depakote Is Starting To Work http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/ Raise: Elevate Or Help Rise To A Higher Position, Raising A Bipolar Teen Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Meg http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Meg Fri, 28 May 2010 11:43:02 +0000 http://raisingbipolar.com/?p=2709#comment-775 AA: He said it's increasing the dose too fast that causes side effects. We started at a very low dose and only increase it once a week until we get to where we need to be. AA: He said it’s increasing the dose too fast that causes side effects. We started at a very low dose and only increase it once a week until we get to where we need to be.

]]> By: AA http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-774 AA Fri, 28 May 2010 09:21:39 +0000 http://raisingbipolar.com/?p=2709#comment-774 Meg, I am glad the Depakote is working for Rye. However, I am confused about your comment that the doctor says you need to increase the med or he will experience side effects. That makes no sense as usually, higher doses are what leads to problems. But perhaps I am misinterpreting something. Regarding Benadryl, as an fyi, it has ototoxic properties. So if you have had a reaction to a med such as tinnitus, you want to be very careful with Benadryl. This definitely applies to me since a bunch of psych meds caused tinnitus and another one caused a hearing loss. Meg, I am glad the Depakote is working for Rye. However, I am confused about your comment that the doctor says you need to increase the med or he will experience side effects.

That makes no sense as usually, higher doses are what leads to problems. But perhaps I am misinterpreting something.

Regarding Benadryl, as an fyi, it has ototoxic properties. So if you have had a reaction to a med such as tinnitus, you want to be very careful with Benadryl.

This definitely applies to me since a bunch of psych meds caused tinnitus and another one caused a hearing loss.

]]> By: Meg http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Meg Fri, 28 May 2010 01:51:39 +0000 http://raisingbipolar.com/?p=2709#comment-773 I was not aware of that regarding Benadryl. I am hoping to be done with the Benadryl though as we get the dose of Depakote right. When Rye was little he used to often get very hyped up by Benadryl so I didn't use it much (in fact, coming to mind is a horrific flight to Hawaii where we used Benadryl when he was 2 years old. Sheer hell. But I digress) but as he got older he outgrew that reaction and we have now used it more often. Don uses it a lot to sleep though. Maybe I should let him know. I was not aware of that regarding Benadryl. I am hoping to be done with the Benadryl though as we get the dose of Depakote right. When Rye was little he used to often get very hyped up by Benadryl so I didn’t use it much (in fact, coming to mind is a horrific flight to Hawaii where we used Benadryl when he was 2 years old. Sheer hell. But I digress) but as he got older he outgrew that reaction and we have now used it more often. Don uses it a lot to sleep though. Maybe I should let him know.

]]> By: Adrienne @ No Points for Style http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Adrienne @ No Points for Style Thu, 27 May 2010 21:49:50 +0000 http://raisingbipolar.com/?p=2709#comment-772 Hooray! I'm SO happy for Rye and for all of you. Just amazing. Hey, have you read any of the research implicating long-term use of anticholinergics like Benadryl in the development of Alzheimer's? Carter has a paradoxical reaction to Benadryl so we don't use it, but I thought I'd mention it in case you weren't aware. Hooray! I’m SO happy for Rye and for all of you. Just amazing.

Hey, have you read any of the research implicating long-term use of anticholinergics like Benadryl in the development of Alzheimer’s? Carter has a paradoxical reaction to Benadryl so we don’t use it, but I thought I’d mention it in case you weren’t aware.

]]> By: HB http://raisingbipolar.com/2010/05/27/the-depakote-is-starting-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-771 HB Thu, 27 May 2010 14:14:01 +0000 http://raisingbipolar.com/?p=2709#comment-771 That's great news! It does sound like it is working as it should :) That’s great news! It does sound like it is working as it should :)

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