Have you asked other people about your hypomania? You may not think it's impacting you but sometimes the people around you have a different experience.

I'll tell you why they can't treat with just antidepressants - they can make you much, much worse. I took just an AD over the summer (my own idea, not pdoc endorsed) and I had the worst mania in my life. Slipped into psychosis and ended up hospitalized for 9 days after hurting myself pretty badly because I thought someone was puttin thoughts in my head and telling me to.

So yeah, I don't know about you but I'll never chance it again.

As for depakote yeah it's one of the main drugs but just try it and if it doesnt work or it dulls you then ask for something different. I felt very apathetic on depakote but I took it when I was a fifteen year old in a group home so who knows how my situation was affecting me.

Most likely the dulling effects will not be permanent. However from an antipsychotic they could be so I'm unsure why you had no problem taking latuda but are balking at depakote.

But like I said there are a few different stabilizers so don't worry if depakote has too many side effects.