Depakote Case Study
important to answer this question because people need to know about the side effects of this drug. The patient receiving this treatment needs to know how they feel, how it is going to affect their mind, their ability to follow out everyday challenges, most of all the patient needs to know the side effects because they need to have peace of mind that some of these side effects are to be excepted and let the drug have a chance to work. This paper will provide evidence to answer this question: What relationship between
Bipolar Ⅰ in adults, and Depakote medication and side effects? Comment by Kim Baird: ⅠⅠ
In 2001, there was a study between Lithium and Depakote. In this study, they picked people with Bipolar Ⅰ disorder from 41 …show more content…
After a one month checkup, the patient’s levels were normal. The department of cardiology and chest disease performed an investigation on this patient due to the side effects of Depakote. The clients Depakote was discontinued due to the fact with his three-month checkup, Plural Effusion was once again detected and a drug over dose of valproic acid due to the doctors continuing the patient on Depakote. Three months after stopping this drug there were no signs of PE and Pleural Fluid was at minimal level. Three months prior to that plural fluid was almost at full capacity in the right hemithorax. At nine months, there was no PE and PCE …show more content…
In 2001, a study was performed on Bipolar Ⅰ disorder and medication treatment of Depakote,
The side effects of it, the tolerance to the drug and how the drug kept them from manic episodes. Depending on the individual all side effects it was different for each patient. It was up to the psychologist to adjust medication if needed, keep documentation on the patient while in the study, and make sure the drug was working to its full potential. Depakote is a drug used for manic episodes in this study taking the drug outweighs the side effects and psychologist feel that the patient will benefit from this drug (Price, 2010, pp. 1-5). In 2012 in this study the patients that had side effects were gastrointestinal symptoms, tremor, sedation, hair loss, weight gain and one confirmed case of Pericardial and Pleural Effusion. In this study Psychologist believe that the reaction to the symptoms of these patients depends on the individual
Bipolar Ⅰ in adults, and Depakote medication and side effects? Comment by Kim Baird: ⅠⅠ
In 2001, there was a study between Lithium and Depakote. In this study, they picked people with Bipolar Ⅰ disorder from 41 …show more content…
After a one month checkup, the patient’s levels were normal. The department of cardiology and chest disease performed an investigation on this patient due to the side effects of Depakote. The clients Depakote was discontinued due to the fact with his three-month checkup, Plural Effusion was once again detected and a drug over dose of valproic acid due to the doctors continuing the patient on Depakote. Three months after stopping this drug there were no signs of PE and Pleural Fluid was at minimal level. Three months prior to that plural fluid was almost at full capacity in the right hemithorax. At nine months, there was no PE and PCE …show more content…
In 2001, a study was performed on Bipolar Ⅰ disorder and medication treatment of Depakote,
The side effects of it, the tolerance to the drug and how the drug kept them from manic episodes. Depending on the individual all side effects it was different for each patient. It was up to the psychologist to adjust medication if needed, keep documentation on the patient while in the study, and make sure the drug was working to its full potential. Depakote is a drug used for manic episodes in this study taking the drug outweighs the side effects and psychologist feel that the patient will benefit from this drug (Price, 2010, pp. 1-5). In 2012 in this study the patients that had side effects were gastrointestinal symptoms, tremor, sedation, hair loss, weight gain and one confirmed case of Pericardial and Pleural Effusion. In this study Psychologist believe that the reaction to the symptoms of these patients depends on the individual