Reviewer: Raj, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I am a long time cluster headache sufferer - episodal not chronic. The last time I had it I was on the drug for about 10 weeks. I had other drugs too as preventive medicines. The combination helped me to get out of the headaches. Even otherwise I would have been out of it. That is the typical time period for my cluster. One side effect ( may be ) is dry skin like psoraisis - it was bad. Now it is ... Show Full Comment

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I am a long time cluster headache sufferer - episodal not chronic. The last time I had it I was on the drug for about 10 weeks. I had other drugs too as preventive medicines. The combination helped me to get out of the headaches. Even otherwise I would have been out of it. That is the typical time period for my cluster. One side effect ( may be ) is dry skin like psoraisis - it was bad. Now it is getting better. Another effect was trembling of my hands when I tried to pick something like a glass of water. It has gotten better since I am off the drug. Drowsiness was there but it made it difficult to go to sleep.
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Reviewer: angel_fire0979, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have been on this for over a year. After trying multiple meds that caused me to gain weight, back-and-forth prevention of migraines, and changes in my blood pressure that is already low, I landed on this one. I am to take one to two 500mg at bedtime since it may cause drowsiness. That is a happy change since so many of the other meds caused insomnia. I still have a lot of weight from trying ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on this for over a year. After trying multiple meds that caused me to gain weight, back-and-forth prevention of migraines, and changes in my blood pressure that is already low, I landed on this one. I am to take one to two 500mg at bedtime since it may cause drowsiness. That is a happy change since so many of the other meds caused insomnia. I still have a lot of weight from trying to find the right med, but am glad that this is working for its primary goal--headache free. I am thrilled that it works, but am looking to get off meds so that my body can readjust. Not sure how much this med affects periods, but I have missed two in a year now and I used to be VERY regular! I will be going in for a check-up again to make sure that it isn't affecting anything else.
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Reviewer: dodgetb, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: Sissy, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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With taking this medicine, it has affected my memory and I have tremors. I had only taken it only 1 week. I wasn't warned by my doctor to look for side effects. It's been 1-19-10, since I've been off it and the effects are still there. Who knows what would have become of me if I had taken any longer? I was being treated for migrains.

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With taking this medicine, it has affected my memory and I have tremors. I had only taken it only 1 week. I wasn't warned by my doctor to look for side effects. It's been 1-19-10, since I've been off it and the effects are still there. Who knows what would have become of me if I had taken any longer? I was being treated for migrains.
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Reviewer: DD, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have daily migraines + severe auras (alice in wonderland syndrome). Divalproex takes care of much of the syndrome, and I can't miss a single dosage of it without getting a migraine. However, while it may not have worsened my depression, it certainly hasn't helped, so watch yourself.

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I have daily migraines + severe auras (alice in wonderland syndrome). Divalproex takes care of much of the syndrome, and I can't miss a single dosage of it without getting a migraine. However, while it may not have worsened my depression, it certainly hasn't helped, so watch yourself.
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