Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Cheyenne, WY
Depakote And Weight Gain Posted: 02-01-06 22:38pm
I have been on depakote for three months
and my seizures have improved but, I have
gained 15 pounds. Is there a diet or
foods not to eat while on depakote.
Please help!1
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kayakmom
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 252 Location: Conn
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Posted: 02-08-06 08:12am
I am really sorry you have to deal with
the weight gain. I do not think there is
a special diet with the med, but being
really careful with what you eat. I know
when my son was on it her craved all
starchy foods and would not eat fruits and
vegies (he loved them prior to
this).....Exersize can help to combat the
weight gain some.
It is good that your control for seizures
is good. Hoping the weight gain levels
off.
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shorty1825
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 27
Deprakote & Weight Gain Posted: 02-24-06 14:30pm
Hi, i'm kinda new to this forum stuff;
but, I have taken deprakote to try to get
some type of control of my seizures. To
be trueful - I hated taken it! Yes,
weight gain was something to be dealt
with.
The bigger question to answer isn't how
much weight gained; but, if control of
seizures has increased. This is a
toughie -- it's like weighing the
"positives" against the "negatives" to see
which one has more. If the positives
outweights the negatives, then seizures
should be better controlled. This goes a
long ways to helping us have better
self-esteem. If gaining some weight is
the price of controlling seizures - to me,
it would be worth trying.
Unfortunately, deprakote didn't control
any of my seizures, so my nuero has me on
felbamate and keppra. So far it is
better control; but, long ways to go.
Good luck to you! I really hope
deprakote works for you.
