Monday April 20th '09

     I just started taking Depakote 1-250mg tablet for 3 days, then 2-250mg tablets for 5 days, then 3-250mg tablets for 5 days, then I go to taking 4-250mg tablets & that's the dose that my Doc (Psychiatrist) wants me to stay on.  Well by the 3rd nite of taking the 2-250 mg tablets I was really tired the next day & could hardly quit yawning & my best friend & my landlord good even tell that I was really out of it (super tired & worn out looking) & it looked as if I hadn;t had any sleep for a few days (which I was sleeping pretty good @ nite), so I'm also a little tired still during the day since I started taking the 3-250mg tablets on this past Friday the 17th.  I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else & if may the dose of 1,000mg's per day is going to be to much of a dose & if I should only be taking a 500mg dose instead per day, but I'm going to continue on w/the way she wants me to take it & wait to see if maybe I/my body just needs to get used to taking it before I say anything to my Psychiatrist the next time I see her.  If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.  Thanks a bunch --- Heather