I have never taken Depakote, but have taken other anticonvulsants and they are used a lot for bipolar disorder. I have taken Trileptal and Neurontin and they are both excellent at stopping intrusive and racing thoughts, and when I thought I was on the verge of a psychotic break, they have helped me. They both worked well for my panic attacks as well. The problem was Neurontin depressed the hell out of me (gave me suicidal thoughts)- there is actually a class-action lawsuit out because of this. Trileptal was alright but it didn't really help my DP/DR. As long as I wasn't going on coke benders and needed something to call me down the next day, I was fine.
As far as the liver failure thing, you are smart to quit drinking, for physical and mental reasons. But, I was on Serzone for six months (which was recently taken off the market for causing liver failure) and drank like hell on it. But then again, you never know if you are one of those people, just like I never knew i would end up with DP/DR, so it's better not to take the risk.
Ziggo, I too, am an idiot and I know it. It's hard being in your early 20s and quitting drinking when everybody else around you is doing it. At my small liberal arts college, 95% of the student body drank at least 5 drinks a week and it was in a small town with nothing to do. 75% of the school was Greek so fraternity parties were the social scene. I had a blast, but it took a toll. Now that I am approaching 25 here in May, I'm finding it a lot easier to avoid these things. Though, I still go on the occasional bender, especially over holidays when I get together with old friends, it's getting better.
I REALLY need a girlfriend. That alone would help my habits immensely.
As far as the liver failure thing, you are smart to quit drinking, for physical and mental reasons. But, I was on Serzone for six months (which was recently taken off the market for causing liver failure) and drank like hell on it. But then again, you never know if you are one of those people, just like I never knew i would end up with DP/DR, so it's better not to take the risk.
Ziggo, I too, am an idiot and I know it. It's hard being in your early 20s and quitting drinking when everybody else around you is doing it. At my small liberal arts college, 95% of the student body drank at least 5 drinks a week and it was in a small town with nothing to do. 75% of the school was Greek so fraternity parties were the social scene. I had a blast, but it took a toll. Now that I am approaching 25 here in May, I'm finding it a lot easier to avoid these things. Though, I still go on the occasional bender, especially over holidays when I get together with old friends, it's getting better.
I REALLY need a girlfriend. That alone would help my habits immensely.
