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Originally Posted by AspiringAuthor
Depakote can be a strong anti-manic agent, which, esp. synergistically with Lithium, can mean that you are taking too much antimanic stuff and not enough antidepressant stuff. If anything is a candidate for a dose increase in your mix, it is Latuda, not epilim. I agree that given Depakote is such a bad med in terms of weight, you do not want to go above 1000. Maybe ask for a blood test for a depakote level - if she sees it is high enough, she won't push an increase on you. Ask her what she thinks about upping Latuda.
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I have a tendency to almost always run manic and mixed. Im rarely depressed. The only thing that stopped my sui mixed mood in Nov 17 after 10 months was Epilim/Depakote, so I can on a logical level understand the increased need for it. My blood levels are sub therapeutic so thats another reason shes considering an increase in dosage.
She doesnt want to up the Latuda because Ive had a drop in cognition since starting on it.
I have a really complicated medical history so I can sense that shes in between a rock and a hard place.
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Pookyl
BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia
Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel.
PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone
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