Be aware that Depakote is lousy at managing depression. It has a decent response curve for mania and for acute depression, but evidence for long-term depression control just isn't there.

I experienced the worst depression of my life while on Depakote; my doctor and I were trying monotherapy and it just didn't work. My doc added Lamictal and Latuda, and within three days I was out of the depression, two weeks later I went back to work (I had been on short-term disability). Good luck with whatever you try.