Re: won't eat...depakote wean

October 21, 2004

He was just taken off the Depakote two days ago. I am praying this

is why is is seizing more.

> Cold turkeying from 750 mgs of depakote would I think definitely

be a prime suspect for increased seizures - whether the AED was

actually effective or not, withdrawal seizures from an

addiction/blood level point of view would be highly likely. Some

kiddies can get away with this kind of rapid wean, others not. I

know my son would never have coped seizure wise with that

sort of big drug change, but they are all different.

> Depending on when it was withdrawn, any seizures that are

withdrawal related could take a week to 2 weeks (sometimes longer)

to settle down. If they don't, or if the seizures get out of hand

(status can be a nasty problem when withdrawing AEDs too fast) you

may have to try something to intervene to break the cycle, or put

some depakote back and try a slower wean.

> Hopefully the diet/ketosis will act as a protective measure, and

being able to stop the med all at once would be a huge bonus, but

don't be too disappointed if you aren't able to wean it all in one

go first time round.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: dreamerofluna

>

> He has been doing better last night and today with the eating.

He

> LOVES the keto pancakes. And he is in high ketosis. The second

day

> of the diet he only had 2 seizures, that is rare for him. But

now he

> is having alot more. Could this be because of the cold turkey

stop

> to the depakote. He was on 750mg.

>

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