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Reviewer: hunteress, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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seams to work but my hair is falling out
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Reviewer: Sandy86, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I am 27 have 2 young children,I have had migraines since I was very yng it runs in my family would have migraines once a month that would take me down to the bed for bout 3 days an inbetweee mothly migraines I suffered from terrible headaches ive had lots of tesg done and my migraines and headaches were a mystery i was in a car wreck on 6/7/2012 ad severe anxiety and was diagnosed with severe bi-p
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Reviewer: JustThinkTwice, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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When I took Depakote it was awesome it seemed like the perfect medication.. I read a comment below saying that you would reather gain weigh and be sain than be skinny and in sain.. Sound familar I said the exact same thing now I have gained about 100 pounds and have more health issue do to weight gain.. I did the whole health class that tells you to whatch what you eat that wasn't it. it was t
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good one
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Reviewer: slick, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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While taking this drug I had hallucinations and was constantly falling down. My capacity to do daily things was gone, especially paying bills and concentration. I was constantly dizzy and could not walk downstairs, I was on this medication for 6 to 8 weeks and my problems with it did not improve over time. I had server changes in my moods and personality. My doctor told me the hallucinations were
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