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#1
Dec 04, 2010, 09:11 AM
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Hey-
Can you overdose from Depakote? It just seems stupid that my pdoc gave me 30,000 mg of the drug. It is just staring at me everyday, begging for me to take it.... |
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Dec 04, 2010, 09:47 AM
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I am not entirely sure. I know with seizure medicine you can get drowsy and sleepy and lose consciousness, but I can assure you if you take enough you will die. It's definitely not a lovely thing to do, because if you are found after taking an overdose, you have to go through a very uncomfortable stomach pump and vomiting and questions of why you did it, so I certainly don't recommend that. Send me PM if you want to chat. I've overdosed on epilepic medication before, not nice at all. You must remember that the people on this forum are here for you in every step of the way. Lots of love and hugs.
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#3
Dec 04, 2010, 10:01 AM
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OMG!!!! 30,000mg????? are you sure it isn't 3,000?
And yes you can have too high of levels of valpuric acid in your system. Your doctor should be ordering blood work BEFORE increasing your dosage.
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#4
Dec 04, 2010, 12:33 PM
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Wow I definitely believe you can OD on a medicine given at 30,000mg! Are you sure it isn't 3,000 mg and you misheard him? I mean the high dosage for Depakote is normal but he should be doing blood work to check your valpuric acid levels. I am on 1,000 mg and I am at a perfect place right now. Lets hope that he meant 3,000 mg because those are horse pills and having to swallow God knows how many to get to 30,000 mg is just insane!
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#5
Dec 04, 2010, 12:46 PM
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You mean 30 pills of 1,000?....
In any case, let's talk about the urge to OD. If looking at the pills is causing it, put three or four in a little baggie or whatever and keep them wherever you keep the rest of your pills. Put the rest somewhere your glance doesn't rest everyday---like in your sweater drawer...or something...wherever. Just get the bottle out of sight so that it doesn't trigger you---like that bag of Hershey's kisses I put in the cupboard so the kids won't get into them....but then find myself looking at RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL!!! every time I open the door to get a plate/bowl/saucer....so, see, I need to move those suckers before I succumb to a bad, bad choice....I think I'll put them in the coat closet....hmmm....
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Dec 04, 2010, 02:49 PM
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I agree with bpd2. I was going to post something similar, but more along the lines of asking someone you trust to lock up the med and give you your dose when it is time. I have done this in times of desperation.
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Dec 04, 2010, 03:13 PM
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I think I read this post wrong and I apologize for that. I agree with BNLsMOM, have someone you trust to lock up your medicine or at least hide them from you and administer them to you like a nurse would. You have to do what ever you have to so you don't give into the temptation. I hope this and what everyone else has said helps.
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#8
Dec 06, 2010, 05:15 AM
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Please let us know how you are doing. I wish I could give my bf the repsonsibility to lock my meds away, but he's not that type of person. I like the idea of alternatively hiding some of your meds away.
If you are having urges to OD (And I am really talking from experience!) you need to investigate where this is coming from. For me, it's when I'm consumed with sever lonliness, stress, exhaustion, lack of hope - ultimately I am knocking my own self-worth. You should try and see a T to help you work through the emotional issues that are causing these thoughts in the first place. I hope the urges have left (For me they only last a day or so) and you are feeling better. You are also welcome to PM me. Please be careful with your meds. Your pdoc is trusting you by giving you a script, so don't break the trust. I know it can be tempting when the pain is excrutiating - but it will pass - you can beat this!
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#9
Dec 06, 2010, 05:18 AM
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Quote:
 I hope all is ok and you didn't do anything...please post up and let us know how you are doing? PLEASE!!! I am very worried. I am not sure overdosing on Depakote will actually cause death right away. It is a liver/kidney thing which usually indicates a slow death...please don't go that route, it would be horrible.
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Be who you are and say what you feel... Because those who matter.. Don’t mind... And those who mind.. Don’t matter." (Dr. Seuss)
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#10
Dec 06, 2010, 08:40 AM
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(((irishgirl))))
How are you?
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#11
Dec 06, 2010, 10:23 PM
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I used get a friend to keep all my spare meds, and dole them out to me every few days...
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#12
Nov 11, 2017, 10:11 PM
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Ummm hi, I have been diagnosed with bipolar 2 recently, my meds haven't started working yet and well quite frankly I'm tired of being like this, I have completely ruined everyone around me, the only person in this world that loved me left because of my cycling, my emotional instability, mood swings, all of it. My family is gone tiffany and Jack and Ayden were my only family , they were my wife and kids, they are gone.im so alone, I can't stand myself, and I'm just so sad.
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