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Can 250 mg of depakote make you gain weight?
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Depakote: Although dose is low, it varies from one person to another. Also, other factors can be mood changes, activity level, stress, effect of other medications taken at same time, hormonal changes, etc. Consult your prescribing doc. For advice.
Answered 10/7/2018
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This is a a v low : Although this is a very low dose and usually it will not work for u condition , since Depakote has to have certain blood level , still can cause some eright gsin.
Answered 10/7/2018
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