23rd Depakote Update - Feeling Fair

July 7, 2026··

Posted in:Depakote (Valproate)Success Stories Symptoms & Self-Care

taper update

Feeling fair, pretty good. No specific symptoms. Great news: coffee is no longer giving me hyperactivity anymore! Be careful if you ever take cariprazine with coffee and be careful with coffee if you are hyperactive from it. It is known to make you hyperactive if your nervous system is weakened and fatigued. But I got better, continuing to get better and I do not have to worry about coffee anymore. However, I do not want to drink it anyway.

Wolf’s taper progress

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Mood (/10)

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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Wolf22d ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

Next taper might be Zyprexa or Depakote. I will think about this.

Wolf22d ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

I want to hold several months as I am getting nearer to my escape from polypharmacy that feels like a subtle tiny splinter sitting in my mind constantly.

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