Hi JennieK! I tried Topamax too. Whats interesting about me is that I've tried Lithium, seroquel, zyprexa (Don't even get me started about that one!) and now depakote and none of them really have helped much at all. Mostly they just made me sick. Now I find out that PCOS can make me fat and bald so they gave me a med that makes me fat and bald! Since starting the Depakote, I've gained 25 pounds which just sucks for me since I need to lose about 100 now. Since I've stopped it, I've already dropped 8 pounds and my other symptoms are starting to improve. I have energy again! And not scary energy! Bipolar II is what I was diagnosed with 4 or 5 times before this time. (sigh...) I did have a great doc a few years ago who flat out told me I'm not. Chronic depression with anxiety disorder was what he called it and I did great with therapy and effexor for 5 years. I think I will go back to the drawing board for a bit and treat the PCOS first to see what happens...
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