"i was diagnosed with bipolar type ii almost 2 months ago at age 40. it was long over due.  my psychiatrist started me on depakote 250 mg twice a day and wellbutrin sr 150 mg in the morning. also take trazodone or ambien to sleep.  

i can tell that my moods are much more stable on depakote, no more hypomania and staying up a week at a time. it&#039;s a relief to get back to much more normal, but i do miss the hypomania in many ways (i work full time, have a family and go to graduate school for a double masters degree-- hypomania was great with those things at once).  i am still on depakote 250 mg twice a day. depakote will change my life as long as my body tolerates it. i&#039;m trying to deal with the ravenous appetite. up 10 lbs already."