If this is wrong sub sorry but I'd like some input.
I've been taking depakote er for the past 1.5 months and have noticed absolutely zero effects. I started off with 500mg daily and bumped up to 1000mg after a month, been on 1000mg for 2.5 weeks. Got my bloods today and it showed a level of 60mcg so in the therapeutic range.
However there has been no perceptive change good or bad since I started taking it. No decrease in hypomania, I still feel energized/hyper and it doesn't make me tired or drowsy at all after I take them, I still have to take meds to sleep most nights. My brain in constantly racing and I can't focus/concentrate on shit it's annoying, and I have really bad anxiety which hasn't improved at all.
I have had no hair loss or change in appetite, the only thing is that my pee smells weird now.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Do I just need a higher dose? I already messaged my pdoc asking to bump up to 1500. I just can't believe a drug they give to people in the psych ward for acute mania is having zero effect on me. Any input is greatly appreciated.