Boxed Warning on Depakote ( Valproate)

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Please see warning on Depakote (Valproate). Cases of life threatening

pancreatitis reported from use of Depakote.

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2000/depako.pdf

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Please see warning on Depakote (Valproate). Cases of life threatening

pancreatitis reported from use of Depakote.

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2000/depako.pdf

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Thank you, dear, for posting this. My husband has been on Depakote for two

years folowing his brain injury. He is seeing one of the most renowned brain

injury specialists in the country and when my husband complained of stomach

pains (which he has never ever had prior to taking this crap), the doctor had

the nerve to say, " Well, take an antacid! " Well, duh! Next week when we see

him, we are slapping this warning on his desk and telling him that there will

be no more pills for my husband. I remember expressing concern that his

stomach pains coudl be related to the meds and the doctor said, " I've never

heard of that happening. " I am so mad right now I can hardly see straight.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, dear, for posting this. My husband has been on Depakote for two

years folowing his brain injury. He is seeing one of the most renowned brain

injury specialists in the country and when my husband complained of stomach

pains (which he has never ever had prior to taking this crap), the doctor had

the nerve to say, " Well, take an antacid! " Well, duh! Next week when we see

him, we are slapping this warning on his desk and telling him that there will

be no more pills for my husband. I remember expressing concern that his

stomach pains coudl be related to the meds and the doctor said, " I've never

heard of that happening. " I am so mad right now I can hardly see straight.

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Yes, , I was aware of the problems you had, but you see, my husband

was prone to uncontrollable rages and after he told the security guard at the

FBI to go F*** himself when they discovered his little pocket knife, well, we

had to put him on something or he would've surely wound up in jail. That

they didn't arrest him on the spot was a miracle in itself. But I was never

happy that they put him on this -- we rejected the other 18 meds they tried

to shove down his throat. I am a pain in the ass as far as the doctors are

concerned, but hey, they wouldn't have to make funeral arrangements for him

if the drugs killed him. What pisses me off is the way the doctor dismissed

the stomach pains with a wave of his hand and a suggestion that he take a

Tums. Dumb bastard!! Well, next week, he is getting a piece of my mind

(what's left of it!).

[Guest guest]

Yes, , I was aware of the problems you had, but you see, my husband

was prone to uncontrollable rages and after he told the security guard at the

FBI to go F*** himself when they discovered his little pocket knife, well, we

had to put him on something or he would've surely wound up in jail. That

they didn't arrest him on the spot was a miracle in itself. But I was never

happy that they put him on this -- we rejected the other 18 meds they tried

to shove down his throat. I am a pain in the ass as far as the doctors are

concerned, but hey, they wouldn't have to make funeral arrangements for him

if the drugs killed him. What pisses me off is the way the doctor dismissed

the stomach pains with a wave of his hand and a suggestion that he take a

Tums. Dumb bastard!! Well, next week, he is getting a piece of my mind

(what's left of it!).

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>From: glitterari@...

>Reply-SSRI medications

>SSRI medications

>Subject: Re: Boxed Warning on Depakote ( Valproate)

>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:21:17 EDT

>

glitter, I was given this garbage to get off paxil, although it is a seizure

med and I've never had a seizure in my life, they are prescribing I believe

off-label for depression, which they assumed I was even though it was the

paxl that made me depressed...anyway, I developed poly-cystic ovarian

syndrome...this stuff went straigh to my gut and within an hour of taking it

I'd be doubled over in pain...finally I just stopped it and the cysts took

months to clear up, what this stuff was doing to my hormones to make me

develop cysts like that I don't know...I couldn't drink coffee or tea, and

had chronic diarrhea, nice huh? Just one more damn drug to add to the

pile...if you have epilepsy bad like some do, and this drug works, by all

means take it, but to prescribe things like this and neurontin for other

uses...well, there's just too many adverse side-effects...of course, if

ssris don't cause seizures like they say, then why would they prescribe this

then when I had to get off cold-turkey? Either they do know about ssri

induced seizures, or they simply give up when you reject the ssris and they

feel they have to give you something, anything to justify their

existences...

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>From: glitterari@...

>Reply-SSRI medications

>SSRI medications

>Subject: Re: Boxed Warning on Depakote ( Valproate)

>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:21:17 EDT

>

glitter, I was given this garbage to get off paxil, although it is a seizure

med and I've never had a seizure in my life, they are prescribing I believe

off-label for depression, which they assumed I was even though it was the

paxl that made me depressed...anyway, I developed poly-cystic ovarian

syndrome...this stuff went straigh to my gut and within an hour of taking it

I'd be doubled over in pain...finally I just stopped it and the cysts took

months to clear up, what this stuff was doing to my hormones to make me

develop cysts like that I don't know...I couldn't drink coffee or tea, and

had chronic diarrhea, nice huh? Just one more damn drug to add to the

pile...if you have epilepsy bad like some do, and this drug works, by all

means take it, but to prescribe things like this and neurontin for other

uses...well, there's just too many adverse side-effects...of course, if

ssris don't cause seizures like they say, then why would they prescribe this

then when I had to get off cold-turkey? Either they do know about ssri

induced seizures, or they simply give up when you reject the ssris and they

feel they have to give you something, anything to justify their

existences...

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