1st Depakote Update - Feeling Okay

June 5, 2026··

Posted in:Depakote (Valproate)Success Stories Support Tapering

Feeling okay. Some left side stomach aches. Putting Depakote in the title because this is the next one to go. I'm now thinking for it to be more of a hyperbolic taper I will simply wait a couple more days for the 40% cut and much longer for the 50% cut for the bigger cut to be far away from other cuts. So it's quite likely I should try to cut Buspar/Buspirone by 25% in between both Depakote cuts. The reason is Buspar/Buspirone is almost nonexistent in any pharmacies in our country, and I will be running low on the pills. Hopefully my liver will do fine on 600 mg of Depakote. It's not that much.

Wolf’s taper progress

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Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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Wolf3mo ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

It will be 5 weeks between the Prozac 20% and Depakote 40% cuts, and will try to make it 5 or 6 weeks between Depakote 40% and Buspar 25% cuts. It should be a couple weeks more, but not sure it would be any good for my liver, and my nervous system is rather okay.

Wolf3mo ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

Ah scratch that, turns out Buspar/Buspirone according to the media should become once again available in pharmacies by the end of this month. So I won't run out of any pills. They say it is a "travesty" that both dosages of this drug are unavailable in an European country. I should simply keep an eye on the situation.

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BasedStaff3mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Happy to hear you have more time my friend!! Please dont rush. And as always keep us updated

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