"i was prescribed 500mg depakote twice per day. i does make me feel sleepy and the md stated i needed to take both in the evening. i did so and awoke feeling like i was jacked up and bouncing off the walls. i thought what the hell is going on. so i took another dose and an hour later had a nap and i was fine. the downside of the medication does make me feel like a zombie. my concentration is nil and confused a lot. currently i do not have any insurance and when i go to the er they say just wait to you see your md next month. i am very frustrated but learned the hard way to not discontinue your medicines. i did so and got in a lot of trouble."