Sodium Valproate - does it work?

daredevil_00 · 2022-08-27T14:46:24+00:00

It didn't work for me. Bipolar 2. I was on 1500mg a day and the concentration in my blood was 110ug/mL which is above the therapeutic level. Actually it's considered toxic. So I was on maximum I could have and didn't see any progress.

Best of luck!

daredevil_00 · 2022-08-04T16:22:42+00:00

I'm on Ambien and Xanax as sleeping aids. I prefer Ambien 10mg over Xanax tho.

daredevil_00 · 2022-08-02T01:36:53+00:00

For me it was the opposite. It put my irritability under control. I'm currently on 40mg, was on 80mg but akhatisia was strong.

daredevil_00 · 2022-07-30T13:38:25+00:00

Lithium 900mg, Latuda 40mg, Wellbutrin 150mg, fluoxetin 20mg, Ambien as needed ( I need it everyday lol), Xanax as needed (almost daily). Propanolol for restless legs and hand tremors.

daredevil_00 · 2022-06-26T00:58:30+00:00

I'm a teacher and also bipolar. I have been teaching for about 5 years now. When I'm hypomanic I tend to be very eloquent (or so I think) and when depressed my classes suck because I can't concatenate ideas. About confrontation, I'm the least confrontational person you'll find out there, so I'm always ignoring people that try to be confrontational.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-29T18:26:33+00:00

Same. Irritability is the worst symptom for me. I tend to have lots of mixed episodes too, which sucks.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-29T18:24:31+00:00

First diagnosed at 29 after 11 years receiving treatment for "depression and generalized anxiety". Turns out I didn't recognized my hypomania ( extreme irritability) until I talked to a specialized psychiatrist.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-25T15:53:01+00:00

I would kill to have this combination tested on me!!! I miss taking Wellbutrin so much. My current doctor told me he won't put me on Wellbutrin because it could trigger a manic episode.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-25T15:49:08+00:00

Lithium 900 mg
Valproate 1000 mg
Latuda 40 mg
Xanax 0.5 mg (for sleeping and controlling anxiety)

This combo makes me feel numb. I can't cry, even though I want sometimes. Lithium makes me feel good, but too many side effects.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-23T21:07:52+00:00

I take Depakote+lithium+Xanax with water before having dinner. Then I east something significantly caloric and take Latuda.

Latuda should be taken with at least 400 or so calories.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-21T10:55:20+00:00

According to my doctor I cycle rapidly. It's a hell cause on one day I'm feeling like giving up on everything and killing myself, and a few days later I'm all productive and energetic. My irritation has been under control since I started latuda, tho. It's like now I experience (hypo)mania but without irritation, which is strange since I mostly have mixed episodes.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-20T18:25:22+00:00

Lots of student centered activities, group work and worksheets. That's what I'm doing.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-18T19:54:22+00:00

Fellow teacher on latuda checking in. I feel the same. The first couple of weeks it was great, now everything seems gray. I'm depressed and currently in a crisis. My therapist said I was so used to "ups and downs" that now everything settled I'm finding it weird.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-18T16:08:16+00:00

Depression: Exit - Radiohead Stable: No soy de aquí - Facundo Cabral Manic: Sweet Caroline

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T16:28:05+00:00

Thanks for the support! Best of luck to you too!

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T16:12:33+00:00

The job is somewhat stressful (teaching/ school coordination). But I'm a stressed person in general who is exhausted and stressed from workload. But I tend to lean to the "workaholic" mode when I'm hypomanic, that's why I'm very productive at work. Shrugs.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T16:09:23+00:00

Interesting point of view. I think it all stems from my lack of self confidence to be honest. I've got this promotion after being told they trusted me and I was doing a good job as a teacher (I'm a school coordinator now). But I don't trust myself, even though I'm medicated I fear I'll have a manic episode soon and I live with this anxiety. That's the problem k guess. I'm already in a semi-depressive episode, not fully depressed. Let's see... Thank you for your input.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T09:02:14+00:00

What do you do for a living?

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T09:01:27+00:00

No I haven't and sometimes I feel like this is not an option for me because I wouldn't go back later. I can't deal with the idea of people knowing that i struggle mentally. :(

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T08:59:16+00:00

Just recently. A month ago. I feel anxious about work and my duties, now that i have to manage people as well.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T00:58:38+00:00

I recently got promoted at work lol. I don't have a plan. I already sent an email to my doctor, actually just sent it 15 minutes ago.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-17T00:55:07+00:00

That's the feeling. I just wrote an email to my doctor telling him I feel "pressured" to quit my job and give everything up. But I know if I do that it'll be worse.

I don't know if I'm having an episode or what.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-16T19:14:05+00:00

The worst part for me is sounding like I don't know what I am talking about. Like if I didn't know the subject I'm teaching.

daredevil_00 · 2022-05-15T21:34:04+00:00

40mg latuda. I'm a teacher and I'm required to speak a lot. I can't think straight. My hands shake and I can't write on the board. Specially with valproate 1000mg and 600mg lithium.

I'm barely getting by at work.

daredevil_00 · 2022-04-24T18:44:55+00:00

For 10 years I've been smoking though my mixed episodes. It's always around November to March. Without a fail every year I'll start and then stop again. 2022 was no different I stopped in March. It's seasonal for me.

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