You are amazing. I learned so much from you than I did from my classes lol.

My neurologist prescribed Depakote to treat epilepsy. He put me on Lamotrigine years ago but I started having seizures more often so he wanted to add something else. These two drugs do not work together. I had double vision, could not walk, memory loss, periods of unconsciousness, paranoia and slept all of the time. I ended up in the hospital within days of taking this combination. My doctor did lower the dose of Depakote and some of my symptoms improved. I had no idea what was going on with me at the time. I had to go to rehab to learn to use a walker. While in rehab,, I could not remember the swipe pattern to unlock my phone. When I figured out what happened, I quit taking Depakote immediately. It took about 4 weeks to get back to normal. My neurologist was surprised I quit taking it.

I’m 26 and find myself overwhelmed and saddened by lack of meds. Bipolar 2 and it’s debilitating

Its poison.. good luck

Thank you so much! I love hearing that this channel is helping other providers. Please spread the word to others if you feel like they’d find value too! Also- let me know if you have any topic suggestions for future videos. Dr. Aly

This is one of the best channels on meds. But please also look into nutritional / metabolic psychiatrist in conjunction with medication therapy. We have to tackle the root cause of these illnesses not just cover up the symptoms.

It does help my anxiety tremendously with my bipolar depression type 2. This medication gave me my life back !