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What is the most important information I should know about Depakote?
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• Depakote may interact with other drugs that cause drowsiness, includingalcohol, antidepressants, antihistamines, pain relievers, anxiety medicines,and muscle relaxants depakote low blood pressure. Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occurif Depakote is taken with alcohol or any of these medications depakote low blood pressure. Talk to yourdoctor before taking Depakote in combination with alcohol or any other medicines,including herbal products depakote low blood pressure.
What is Depakote?
• Depakote affects chemicals in the body that may be involved in causingseizures, migraines, and mania depakote low blood pressure. The exact way that it works is unknown depakote low blood pressure.
• Depakote is used to treat various types of seizure disorders, to preventmigraine headaches, and to control mania associated with bipolar disorder depakote low blood pressure.
• Depakote may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide depakote low blood pressure.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Depakote?
• Do not take Depakote if you have liver disease or a urea cycle disorder depakote low blood pressure.
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• Depakote passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant depakote low blood pressure. Donot take Depakote without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby depakote low blood pressure.
• Children younger than 2 years of age are at an increased risk for liverdamage, especially if Depakote is taken with other seizure medicines depakote low blood pressure.
How should I take Depakote?
• Take Depakote exactly as directed by your doctor depakote low blood pressure. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you depakote low blood pressure.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water depakote low blood pressure.
• Take Depakote with food if it causes stomach upset depakote low blood pressure.
• Do not crush, chew, or break the capsules or delayed- or extended-releasetablets (Depakote, Depakote ER) depakote low blood pressure. Swallow them whole depakote low blood pressure.
• The sprinkle capsules can either be swallowed whole or opened and sprinkledonto some soft food such as applesauce or pudding depakote low blood pressure.
• Your doctor may want you to have blood tests during treatment depakote low blood pressure. It isimportant for your doctor to know how much medication is in your blood and howwell your liver is working depakote low blood pressure.
• Carry or wear a medical identification tag to let others know that youare taking this medicine in the case of an emergency depakote low blood pressure.
• Do not stop taking this medication if you have a seizure disorder, evenif you feel better depakote low blood pressure. It is important to continue taking Depakote to prevent theseizures from recurring depakote low blood pressure.
• Store Depakote at room temperature away from moisture and heat depakote low blood pressure.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember depakote low blood pressure. However, if it is almosttime for the next dose, skip the dose you missed and take only the next regularlyscheduled dose depakote low blood pressure. Do not take a double dose of this medication depakote low blood pressure.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention depakote low blood pressure.
• Symptoms of a Depakote overdose include unconsciousness, sleepiness ordrowsiness, faint or no heartbeat, decreased breathing, or stopped breathing depakote low blood pressure.
What should I avoid while taking Depakote?
• Depakote may interact with other drugs that cause drowsiness, includingalcohol, antidepressants, antihistamines, pain relievers, anxiety medicines,and muscle relaxants depakote low blood pressure. Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occurif Depakote is taken with alcohol or any of these medications depakote low blood pressure. Talk to yourdoctor before taking Depakote in combination with alcohol or any other medicines,including herbal products depakote low blood pressure.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities depakote low blood pressure. Depakote may cause dizziness or drowsiness depakote low blood pressure. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities depakote low blood pressure.
What are the possible side effects of Depakote?
• In rare cases, Depakote has caused liver failure, sometimes resultingin death depakote low blood pressure. Children younger than 2 years of age, especially those taking multipleseizure medicines, those with metabolic diseases, those with mental retardation,and those with organic brain disease are at the highest risk of liver failure depakote low blood pressure. Notify your doctor immediately if you develop loss of seizure control, weakness,fatigue, swelling of the face, vomiting, or loss of appetite depakote low blood pressure. These symptomsmay be early signs of liver damage depakote low blood pressure.
• In rare cases, Depakote has also caused severe, even fatal, cases ofpancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) depakote low blood pressure. Some of the cases have progressedrapidly from initial symptoms to death depakote low blood pressure. Cases have been reported soon afterstarting treatment with Depakote, as well as after several years of use depakote low blood pressure. Notifyyour doctor immediately if you develop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, orloss of appetite depakote low blood pressure. These symptoms may be early signs of pancreatitis depakote low blood pressure.
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingDepakote and seek emergency medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· a rash;
· unexplained lethargy (fatigue), vomiting, or changes in mental status;
· unusual bleeding or bruising; or
· double vision or back-and-forth movements of the eyes depakote low blood pressure.
• Other, less serious side effects may also occur depakote low blood pressure. Continue to take Depakoteand notify your doctor if you experience
· tremor (shaking);
· weight gain;
· menstrual changes;
· hair loss;
· drowsiness or weakness;
· depression or other psychiatric changes;
· headache; or
· low red blood cells (anemia) depakote low blood pressure.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur depakote low blood pressure. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome depakote low blood pressure.
What other drugs will affect Depakote?
• Other drugs used to treat seizures such as phenytoin (Dilantin), carbamazepine(Tegretol), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), felbamate (Felbatol), lamotrigine(Lamictal), clonazepam (Klonopin), and others may increase or decrease the effectsof Depakote and may themselves have increased or decreased effectiveness depakote low blood pressure. Tellyour doctor about all other medications that you are taking depakote low blood pressure.
• Before taking Depakote, tell your doctor if you are taking warfarin (Coumadin)or aspirin depakote low blood pressure. Depakote may interact with these medications and affect the clottingof your blood depakote low blood pressure. You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring duringtreatment if you are taking either of these drugs depakote low blood pressure.
• Depakote may interact with other drugs that cause drowsiness, includingalcohol, antidepressants, antihistamines, pain relievers, anxiety medicines,and muscle relaxants depakote low blood pressure. Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occurif Depakote is taken with alcohol or any of these medications depakote low blood pressure. Talk to yourdoctor before taking Depakote in combination with alcohol or any other medicines depakote low blood pressure.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Depakote depakote low blood pressure. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines, including herbal products depakote low blood pressure.
Where can I get more information?
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