"my husband says depakote is having a positive impact on me as well as our family! i&#039;m not in bed all day or hanging around the bedroom. i&#039;m up and about the house. since decluttered, even organized! my personality has blossomed too. the last six years i tried a wide spectrum of medications; seroquel, lamictal, latuda, zonisamide, carbamazepine to name a few! my bipolar worsened five years ago after our last child. the side effects were hair shedding within three weeks but no significant weight gain. i have always had a thick head of hair so it&#039;s not really noticeable but i can tell one side limp and not hanging full. i&#039;ve started biotin along with a multivitamin. my doc also told me to try a zinc a supplement. overall i feel it is working."