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Is It Safe To Take Depakote For Dementia?

My friend father 90 years old is in assisted living. He does have dementia. He is not happy living there and very irritate. I don't want to be here. PA added depokote 125 mg for mood Stablizer. I look up. Depokote is for anticonvulsant. He also on lorazepam 0.5 mg three time a day. Is depokote is drug of choice for him?
Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. He is 90 years old and have dementia. Depakote is a mood stabiliser drug and the drug is also an anti seizure drug. The drug would help to reduce his mood swings and will control his anger and irritation. The drug is safe drug and can be given without any fear to him. The drug is a good choice for control of his mood symptoms. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine drug and the drug can worsen the symptoms of his dementia. So as he is suffering from dementia, in my opinion Lorazepam is not a good choice of drug.

Please talk to his psychiatrist again and discuss about the drug.

Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care.

Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,
Psychiatrist.
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Is It Safe To Take Depakote For Dementia?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. He is 90 years old and have dementia. Depakote is a mood stabiliser drug and the drug is also an anti seizure drug. The drug would help to reduce his mood swings and will control his anger and irritation. The drug is safe drug and can be given without any fear to him. The drug is a good choice for control of his mood symptoms. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine drug and the drug can worsen the symptoms of his dementia. So as he is suffering from dementia, in my opinion Lorazepam is not a good choice of drug. Please talk to his psychiatrist again and discuss about the drug. Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care. Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, Psychiatrist.