Posted by Ritch on December 21, 2002, at 9:15:58
In reply to Depakote increasing effexor potency?, posted by Dreamerz on December 21, 2002, at 7:12:27
> Strange silly question but...
>
> I took just 2OO mg of depakote just to calm me down a bit because wasn't sure if I'd missed a dose(later discovered I hadn't)..the dose has been reduced from 900mg to 600mg because of neurontin dose increase and awaiting blood test.
> It was a trippy~acid night: )..not that I'm complaining it was pleasant but I live alone who knows what I'm capable of doing unsupervised: )..
> How can an xtra 200mg mood stabiliser do this -unless it's increasing the effects of effexor?
> Or maybe coincidence- just a natural/mood disorder high?
>Hi, not a silly question. If you *didn't* feel calm and added more Depakote and felt better you probably were having symptoms of a mild mixed episode (which Dep. works very effectively for). There are times I increase the dose (in the high part of my cycle) for a day or two and it takes the frazzled, overenergized feelings down a notch or two and I feel less depressed because of it.
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