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Reviewer: drillhead, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been on the med after coming of Toprimax. I am on 500 mg and so far I still have alot of pressure in my head but not vomiting or a full on migraine. I also take other drugs to stop a ful on migraine.
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Reviewer: Curious_LilCat, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Sorry, but this medication was not worth it. It increased my appetite. As a result, I gained over 40 lbs in the 3 years I was on it. My libido was non-existent, I was always tired, I was highly irritable, and STILL kept getting migraines. It wasn't until I requested a copy of my labs be sent to my Primary doctor, that I found out that my Liver profile was that of someone who was about to go in
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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did not work as well as I had hoped
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Reviewer: lovecolorrose, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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i still get severe migraines with depakote and ended up having to go to the hospital more than once because of them and the medication depakote didnt even put a dent in it.
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Reviewer: B.MIKE180692, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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