"53 yrs old. coming on for approximately 6 months i couldn&#039;t think or remember anything. stayed in bed for days (retired). my face would grimace. hands and feet would just &quot;have&quot; to move trying to &quot;make the feeling stop&quot;.  relatives said i was avoiding answering direct questions. i was scaring myself, went to doc. already on an anti-depressant, he added valproic acid 250 mg 2x a day. worked perfectly for 13 days, then stopped. went back in and he said just hang in there. after another 10 days, it started working again. every once in awhile &quot;it&quot; comes back, so i take a pill maybe a bit early. stayed on 3 a day. it has been a miracle for me. today, i took apart my ceiling fan that had been broken for 2 years and wasn&#039;t afraid to do so. "