Again,
Adaml thanks! I spoke to my psychiatrist, he said I can start cutting back on the depakote but if I see any problems to contact him right of way. My therapist says exactly what I've been saying, I may have been misdiagnosed as bipolar because I told my first psychiatrist and psychologist that my one brother is bipolar and has been on lithium since the early 70's where as my other brother was diagnosed years ago as bipolar and never had a positive response to the meds for bipolar plus over the years a lot of hard times due to this till about 2 years ago another doctor diagnosed him as being ADD and treated him with ritalin and it was a miracle, he got his GED and started college and did great. I too was a poor student in school and managed to graduate HS, always having complaints from teachers that I did not pay attention, never followed directions and always clowning around. After marriage and being a mom, I did college part time had A's and B's only C's in algebra and precalc, but was also on diet pills, better concentration, better sleep and wake cycle, better outlook and better libido, my husband said he thinks I was doing my best in every way while on CNS meds. Does not take a rocket scientist to see what type of meds. I should really be on. So far all this crap I've been given does not make me feel that good and focussed, I can't even complete reading stuff I enjoy plus need to read and do. I hope at my next visit to my doctor he will hear me out and in the near future re-evaluate me and see what I really need. Meanwhile all I can do is WAIT and perhaps gain more WEIGHT
Thanks fore responding to my questions and giving me some comfort.
"darkeyes"