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I have heard you speak many times and value your advice.
Currently, I am taking 250 mg of Depakote ER (weaned off
from 1000 with dr.).  Today I took the last 250 mg pill;
will there be any effects (have been on 250 mg for 2 weeks)?
I can get the rx refilled; however, hoping not to do so.
Any effects of discontinuing Depakote ER?
Thank you.    FPavick@yahoo.com

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Hi . . .

I cannot give personal medical advice, but when my patients ask me about the possible effects of discontinuing 250 mg/day of Depakote I tell them that while there should be no withdrawal symptoms, there may be a return of the disorder for which the Depakote was prescribed.

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
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