what happens if you take to much depakote med.?
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Depakote is valproic acid and should never be taken without very careful monitoring! Overdose include coma, deep sleep, motorrestlessness. The adverse reactions to this medicine is so huge that I will not begin to list them all. The most important is the damage depakote causes to your liver. Hepatic failure is relatively common and that is why it is so important to be under close medical watch while taking this. \n And plus, if it didn't kill you- you wouldn't get any "high" feeling from it anyway.
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If you want to try to get off of it, you need to make sure of 2 things. \n1. you weren't suicidal/homicidal when you were put on it.\n2. you taper off of it.  You can't stop it suddenly or you can have some serious side effects (serotonin syndrome). Basically you can feel dizzy and have a severe headache.  Some people will get sudden increases in blood pressure. \nBut if you taper off of it over a week or two (as directed by your doctor) then you should be fine.
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Yes. Overdosage amplifies the side effects of benadryl (in most countries, that is diphenhydramine HCl). Drowsiness becomes sleepiness. Gastrointestinal or stomach upset becomes gastrointestinal hemorrhage. One may take too much and damage the liver and kidneys. It is not unthinkable that someone goes into coma and possibly death with too much diphenhydramine, an antihistamine with central depressant effects, a downer. In my country, it is not recommended to give more than 400mg for adults in 24 hours or 50mg/kg-body-weight for children in a 24-hour period. It has a high LD50 though (LD50 is the dosage lethal to 50% of the population).
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I've taken 1500 mg of depakote daily for a while.  I'm not sure the exact time as we've been experimenting with doseages/meds for 14 months (since my diagnosis).  I currently take 500mg morning, noon, and night.  the three doses really help with stability and side effects.  I have also taken 1000mg (no effect for me), 1250 mg (made me cycle rapidly), and 1750 (made me depressed) in the past 14 months.\n\nSide effects:  I had stomach irritation and headaches (not severe) the first few weeks while first starting the medication.  I also experienced weight gain right away, but I can't accurately tell how much.  I started Depakote the same time as Zyprexa (big weight gainer) and gained a dozen pounds the first week.  After the first few weeks on this drug (and Zyprexa) the weight gain stopped, but I was not able to lose it even with diet/exercise.  It took getting rid of the Zyprexa to be able to actually lose a little of the weight, but it was hard.\n\nCheck out www.remedyfind.com  it has a great collection of people's experiences with different drugs
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If you take an overdose of insulin, you will go into insulin shock.  If uncorrected, this leads to convulsions, coma and death, in that order.
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Depakote is a very effective mood stabilizer. It is approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder, migraine headaches, and seizure disorders. Depakote is especially effective in treating the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder, as well as "atypical" forms of bipolar disorder such as "rapid cycling" (alternating quickly from one episode to another) and mixed episodes (simultaneously exhibiting manic and depressive features). It's not quite as helpful for acute depressive episodes. Side effects can include weight gain and sedation. Serious side effects can (RARELY) occur, including liver or pancreas problems. These can be monitored by your physician. On the whole, Depakote is an excellent choice for bipolar disorder, particularly when manic symptoms are prominent.
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it can cause major muscle spasms... its not something you want to over dose on.  Check with your doctor before takeing potassium its a Rx medicine.
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yes if you take it too many. because it can slower your heart rate and actually stop it.
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There are possible side effects from any medication.  This should be discussed with your doctor.
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The high depends on how much you took. Of course, you should never overdose on any medicine.
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Josepa took the words away from me. Talk to your doctor before quitting your meds. You are evidentally taking the drug for a reason and it is never good to just stop taking something without the advice of a doctor. \n\nAnother thing is if you REALLY want to know there is usually a little pampthlet that comes with your meds and the pampthlet will go over that with you. \n\nHere's one website you can look at and then maybe you can go from there. Good luck to you :)
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no  you may not.  YOU should ask your doctor just to be on the safe side.  Some medicines cans mix together and make you sick.  OR one will over power the other.
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talk to your doctor. if you are having any side effects from meds, you should always do this. Your doctor may prescribe another medication, and have you stop using this one.
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You seriously need to take your medication.
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it's shocking. get it. hell i don't remeber because it's been so many years since i had mine. i have been epileptic for about 28 years and it still sucks ass. I'm so medicated most days that I wonder why I ever quit using the illegal stuff. your best bet is to call around and ask.
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check with your Dr first before going off any medication
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Topamax is often prescribed as a mood stabilizer for those with bipolar disorder (manic depression).  It can also cause mood swings.  Topamax should be tapered up slowly until the therapeutic is reached.  \n\nThe side effects of Topamax cause a lot of people to stop using this medicine.  It is known as "Dopamax" by people that are or have been taken this because it makes many people feel "dopey".  Topamax can make people experience "brain fog" and cognitive problems.\n\nAnd there are some very SERIOUS side-effects to watch for when using it.  If you notice ANY eye problems, your doctor should be contacted IMMEDIATELY.  It has been linked to acute myopia and glaucoma.  \n\nTopamax can also CAUSE kidney stones.  It is recommended that you drink lots and lots (and lots) of water while using this medication.\n\nTopamax should NEVER be stopped abruptly.  It can CAUSE seizures even in people that have never had seizures before.    To avoid this, it must be tapered off of slowly.\n\nThe second site below is a link to a really good message board for people that use or have used Topamax.