Our son had been recently diagnosed as bipolar and has been given depakote to control mood swings. He has an ongoing
weight problem and learning of the potential
weight gain
side-effect has angered him tremendously. Also the thought of weight gain is a trigger to his anger generally.
What other alternatives are there to depakote that does not tend to promote weight gain? or, better yet, promotes weight loss?
If age matters, he is now 21.