I was on Lacmital and then when we went from 25 mg to 50 mg, I began feeling nausaeus (in retrospect, I think I wasn't taking it with food after I doubled up, which is probably why).

So the pdoc moves me to Depakote and I've been on it for 1.5 weeks now. I'm not having a good time with it. Highly agitated, lots of anger that I am BARELY able to keep under control. I'm just about ready to go off on everybody. I'm rapid cycling, so it comes and goes, but still... In the last week, my judgement has been way off and I've already had another brief fit of rage (haven't had one of those in about 1.5 years). I've done more things than I regret than I can count - and this time, each one just pissed me off. Despite all of this, she told me to increase from 250 mg to 500 mg as of Wed. Here I am on Saturday am and I am so tired of having another day ruined by the agitation and anger

I'm calling the pdoc today (once I calm down enough to actually do it) to tell her that I'm not taking the Depakote anymore. I have made the decision to stop it tonight and in fact, since I still have Lacmictal, I plan on starting that up tomorrow night.

If she isn't going to medicate me properly, i'll freakin do it myself. My body is clearly telling me what is working and what isn't. I can listen to it myself and respond accordingly.

Has anyone else done this. I'm taking a guess here, but I think this is a pretty good plan. Yes?