Depakote -40% results! Expectations vs reality!

June 26, 2026··

Posted in:Depakote (Valproate)Finding Meaning

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Cut Depakote by 40%. I am well past withdrawal. Expectation: feeling poor for 7 days Reality: feeling bad for 9 days, including feeling better from time to time and feeling terrible for 20 minutes on some days but not most days

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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SteveStaff1mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor · active

Yeah Wolf! That sounds great. But please wait longer. My withdrawl before „low dose withdrawl“ has been also been 1-2 Weeks. Now it‘s different and sometimes waves come later. So stay cautious and safe my friend. 💪👍

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

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Based PsychiatristStaff1mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Happy to hear youre doing well my friend. Take some time to see how thing shake up

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