Depakote is wreaking havoc on my liver, and my doc and I got pretty concerned after my latest blood work.

As such, I am tapering off Depakote. Does anyone here have any experience with complete cessation of using it? At present I've slowly tapered down over the course of a month from 1500 mg/day to 500 mg/day. I've been on the 500 for about a week. The only thing I've noticed is a clearing of my head from what was really fuzzy thinking. I also had vivid dreams for about a week.

Today I met with my psychiatrist, and he suggested I stop taking the Depakote altogether. It has me on edge (concerned, not an episode) about final withdrawal symptoms, and it would be great to hear any personal experiences if you care to share. Thanks.