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Depakote--How long does it take?
Fri, 07/29/2005 - 23:37I will be starting my 8-year-old daughter on Depakote tomorrow (she was diagnosed with absence ep. Wednesday). I was just wondering if anyone can tell me about how many days it takes for this drug to get into your system. Her ped. neur. said "a few days," but I was hoping for a few specifics (2 days? 4? 10?...)
Thanks so much!
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Re: Depakote--How long does it take?
Submitted by cmotes on Fri, 2009-03-20 - 13:02
Hi, my son is 15 yrs old and started having seizures the beginning of Feb. 2009-he has been diagnosed with epilepsy. He has been on Depakote for 2 weeks and there are no changes in his seizures. Was this common for you and what type of side effects did you have? Just looking for answers.
Hi, my son is 15 yrs old and started having seizures the beginning of Feb. 2009-he has been diagnosed with epilepsy. He has been on Depakote for 2 weeks and there are no changes in his seizures. Was this common for you and what type of side effects did you have? Just looking for answers.
Re: Depakote--How long does it take?
Submitted by lmyers1967 on Sun, 2010-04-04 - 13:15
hi all, my name is leslie, im 42 and have been diagnosed w/ temp lobe eplipesly at age 15 when i had my first grand mal seizure in my sleep. i started with tegretol. when i became pregnant at 19, they swithced me to phenobarbitol, which has controled my gran mal very well, i feel very lucky. all through out my adult life i have had these bizare 'breakthru' seizures' i never really knew what they were because i was completey aware of what was going on excepty my right leg would get 'stuck'.i have been on various drugs for this since visiting numerous nuerologists i started to think i had a tumor.i just started the depakote and the side effects are well -ugh -but if i can get off these other epilsepsy meds...it will be worth it...
hi all, my name is leslie, im 42 and have been diagnosed w/ temp lobe eplipesly at age 15 when i had my first grand mal seizure in my sleep. i started with tegretol. when i became pregnant at 19, they swithced me to phenobarbitol, which has controled my gran mal very well, i feel very lucky. all through out my adult life i have had these bizare 'breakthru' seizures' i never really knew what they were because i was completey aware of what was going on excepty my right leg would get 'stuck'.i have been on various drugs for this since visiting numerous nuerologists i started to think i had a tumor.i just started the depakote and the side effects are well -ugh -but if i can get off these other epilsepsy meds...it will be worth it...
Re: Depakote--How long does it take?
Submitted by Joeshmo264 on Sun, 2009-02-08 - 21:03
Hey Im 16 right now and i have my permit. i am taking depikote and lamictil and it works very well! i haven't had a seizure in 3 whole years!