"tried all other bi-polar medicines throughout the past 10 yrs. this one has the least side effects of them all. people tell me my behavior has vastly improved on depakote. it&#039;s hard for me to see myself through other peoples eyes. but, sometimes maybe i should. personally, for me, depakote has been a life saver, i didn&#039;t want to live with it but find i can not live without it."