Has anyone had any success with depakote treating depression? My nurse put me on it to knock me out of mania but it seems my natural cycle has taken over and I've crashed headfirst into depression, at least for today. My depressions have always been almost impossible to treat. I have emsam but I have to wait for the depakote to get in my system before I try that, otherwise I'll just spin right into mania again. Everything I've read about depakote says it's for mania.

I almost want to go IP to get this rapid cycling under control again but they won't do anything my nurse isn't already doing. And I'll traumatize my son. I don't want to do that. I'm safe so there's no point. I have to learn how to get by without running to IP all the damn time.

Anyone? Depakote for depression?