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What Is The Medication Depakote Used For?
Pronounced: (dye-VAL-pro-ex SO-dee-um)
Uses
This medication is used to treat seizure disorders, certain psychiatric conditions (manic phase of bipolar disorder), and to prevent migraine headaches. It works by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain.
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Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start taking divalproex sodium and each time you get...
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Can Depakote become a daily regimen in hemiplegic Migraine treatment?
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Drugs Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder: Depakote (Valproate)
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Migraines, Depakote, and Birth Defects
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Generic Depakote approved
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Depakote Linked to Serious Birth Defects
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