I've been taking Depacote for 2-3 years. I've had some weight gain. I'm bald, so my hair loss that clogs my shower screen after every shower has to be my body hair. My migraines, which were 3-4 weekly for years, are now maybe 3-4 a year. Even regular headaches are rare. In fact, I was having several times a year times when I would feel electrical shocks/pulses/sensations or whatever through my head. The last one I remember having I was driving and almost had to pull over as I thought I felt like my brain was shutting down. Perhaps a mini seizure or something. Regardless, I was placed on Depacote a couple of weeks after that for my bipolar, and thankfully I have not had another episode like that since.

So, it's been good in some ways. I'm not so sure exactly how much it has improved my bp symptoms. I'm definitely better than without it.

I'm scared to death to stop it. It through me a wild emotional ride the first week I started it. I went through a serious emotional roller coaster ride for a solid week. Reminded me of the night when I was about 21 and tried lsd for the only time in my life, except this was for a whole week instead of one night. I came close to checking in at a hospital. However, I hung on and I leveled out after a week. I'm scared to stop because I'm afraid I would go through that again. I will make them ween me off of it or place me in a hospital for a few days.

I read a lot of people say it's some serious medicine. Personally, I feel any psychiatric medicine is serious. Perhaps some are more so than others. I hope that it goes well for you.

Oh, I did get drowsy after each doseage to start, but that qickly subsided.