Why am I gaining weight with Depakote when treating my bipolar disorder?
The majority of drugs for the treatment of
bipolar disorder do cause weight gain. Sodium valproate or Depakote is a common
drug that causes moderate weight gain.
The mood stabilizers that do
not cause weight gain include lamotrigine and oxycarbamezepine. However, both
these two medications take time to work and unfortunately their benefits are
not always long lasting. Moreover, 30 percent of people with bipolar will not respond
to these medications.
If you have bipolar disorder and take these drugs, the best
way to prevent weight gain is start some
type of exercise and eat a low calorie diet. There simply is no other way
around it. All the weight loss drugs that are available today have serious side
effects and will also interact with depakote.
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