He took Depakote for 3 months and it was horrible. He gained a lot of weight despite reducing his daily calorie intake and exercising; his memory was so bad, he couldn't get through a take out order for our family of four without forgetting something; his migraines actually got worse on the drug and he started to feel depressed. He wasn't able to work the months he took Depakote. He went on disablity. Finally, his doctors switched him to another drug and he was able to return to work. He has changed medicines three times since taking Depakote and still has not found a solution, but he's not having the same problems he did with Depakote. I really hope it helps you out, it does for some. I really hope it doesn't do to you what it did to my husband, he was so miserable on it, but he trusted that he's doctors were trying there best for him. We know they will find him something that works, we just haven't gotten there yet.
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Depakote is an antiseizure medication sometimes used for Migraine prevention. There are people who have very good luck with it, while others don't have much success. Other drugs is the same classification as depakote include: topamax, lamictal, neurontin, and keppra. Please don't lose hope though, there are over other 100 medications available for Migraine prevention. You can read our article: Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!
Have you considered seeing a Migraine specialist? This doctor is an expert devoting his entire practice treating patients with Migraines disease and headache disorders. They are on the cutting edge of treatments and go to scientic Migraine/headache conferences learning all they can about these disorders. Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? has more information for you. And when you're done reading that, you may want to look for a specialist on our patient recommended specialist list HERE.
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Thanks for the comment! This forum is wonderful! Migraine suffers and family and friends of the suffers c an find so much information here! My husband and I have not given up! Seeing and talking to others out there that have had the same problems that he has been and seeing that they have found something that works for them gives us a lot of hope! He is seeing a specialist at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago. They have tried several drugs so far, but we have not had any success. I know this is going to be a long road and he has only been seeing a specialist for a year now. Thanks for article on all the medication options that are out there. It has seemed that my husbands doctors have been sticking to drugs that are very similar to each other. This arms us with a lot of imformation to discuss with his doctors next time he sees them! Again, thank you for your comment and support!
Jenny