I'm obviously very new here as well as new to a mental health diagnoses. I've been very depressed most of my life and have had tremendous problems with drugs and alcohol. I'm 32 and have just been diagnosed with Bipolar, ADHD, and OCD. I've been suffering from serious PTSD most of my life which was impacted greatly by a very serious traumatic event that took place 10 years ago. Anyhow, I have been on latuda for 6 weeks which has been doing a good job of keeping me from sinking into the deep depression I'm so familiar with, however for about 3 weeks my moods have been swinging so badly that I've felt like I was bouncing around like a basketball. I saw my pdoc a few days back and he put me on depakote for mood stabilization. It began working very well very quickly but I'm noticing that later in the day as I'm getting closer to my 2nd dose I'm become very sleepy and dizzy feeling. I called my pdoc of course and he encouraged me to stick it out for a few more days. My point here is to ask others if they have any experience with depakote. I'm very please with how it's managing my moods and I feel comfortable waiting a few days to see if the tiredness and dizziness disipates. Any info would be much appreciated and y'all if just can't tell you how excited I am to be a member of your community. Everyone has been so welcoming and warm. Thanks to you all for making this place comfortable for the newbies and for sharing your experiences!