A study for a 41 year old man who takes Depakote - from FDA reports
3,385 males aged 41 (±5) who take the same drug are studied. This is a personalized study for a 41 year old male patient who has Diverticulitis. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA.
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3,385 males aged 41 (±5) who take Depakote are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 41
- Gender: male
- Conditions: Diverticulitis
- Drugs taken:
- Depakote (divalproex sodium)
eHealthMe real world results:
Comparison with this patient's adverse outcomes:
- Diverticulitis(digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall): 4 (0.12% of males aged 41 (±5) who take the drug)
As an adverse outcome could be a symptom of a condition, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, regardless of which drug is taken, how many female HBP patients aged 50 (±5) have nausea
As an adverse outcome could be a side effect of a drug, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, how many female Aspirin users aged 50 (±5) have nausea
- Diverticulitis in Depakote: 4 (0.14% of males aged 41 (±5) who take Depakote)
Most common side effects over time
< 1 month:
- Consciousness - decreased
- Drowsiness
- Fever
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)
- Overdose
- Nausea and vomiting
- Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
- Aspartate aminotransferase increased
- Aggression
- Breathing - slowed or stopped
1 - 6 months:
- Suicide attempt
- Suicidal ideation
- Consciousness - decreased
- Depression
- Overdose
- Joint pain
- Loss of consciousness
- Aggression
- High blood cholesterol
- Weight decreased
6 - 12 months:
- Diabetes
- High blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Thirst
- Hepatitis viral
- Vision blurred
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
- Appetite - increased (increased appetite is when you want to eat much more often or in larger quantities than your body requires)
- Blood albumin decreased
- Ammonia increased
1 - 2 years:
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood cholesterol
- Diabetic neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus)
- Musculoskeletal disorder (disease of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves)
- Back pain
- Spinal column stenosis (narrowing of spinal column)
- Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)
- Stress and anxiety
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Tuberculin test positive
2 - 5 years:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Liver function test abnormal
- Diabetes
- Chest pain
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas)
- Weight increased
- Type 1 diabetes
- Suicide attempt
- Hepatic enzyme increased
- Hepatomegaly (abnormal enlargement of the liver)
5 - 10 years:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Diabetes
- Anger
- Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)
- Stress and anxiety
- Gait disturbance
- Suicide attempt
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas)
- Diabetic neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus)
- Hyperammonaemia
10+ years:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Weight increased
- Anorexia (eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight)
- Urination - excessive volume
- Weight decreased
- Hepatic failure (liver failure)
- Mastoiditis (infection of mastoid bone)
- Diabetes
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
- Depression
not specified:
- Diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Weight increased
- High blood cholesterol
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
- Drowsiness
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection)
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Stress and anxiety
Top conditions involved for these people *:
- Depression : 331 people, 9.78%
- Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 299 people, 8.83%
- Stress And Anxiety : 194 people, 5.73%
- Schizoaffective Disorder (a mental disorder characterized by disordered thought): 148 people, 4.37%
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 137 people, 4.05%
- Sleep Disorder : 113 people, 3.34%
- High Blood Pressure : 105 people, 3.10%
- Psychotic Disorder : 102 people, 3.01%
- Affective Disorder (mental disorder): 96 people, 2.84%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 93 people, 2.75%
Top co-used drugs for these people *:
- Seroquel (624 people, 18.43%)
- Zyprexa (558 people, 16.48%)
- Risperdal (373 people, 11.02%)
- Abilify (292 people, 8.63%)
- Klonopin (263 people, 7.77%)
- Clozaril (232 people, 6.85%)
- Haldol (213 people, 6.29%)
- Clozapine (210 people, 6.20%)
- Cogentin (207 people, 6.12%)
- Zoloft (205 people, 6.06%)
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
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What are the drugs?
- Depakote has active ingredients of divalproex sodium. It is often used in bipolar disorder. (latest outcomes from Depakote 44,844 users)
What are the conditions?
- Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall) can be treated by Flagyl, Cipro, Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (latest reports from 21,237 Diverticulitis patients)
What are the symtoms?
- Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall) has been reported by people with rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma (latest reports from 21,237 Diverticulitis patients).
Could your drugs cause:
Could your conditions cause:
Related studies:
- Depakote side effects (42,302 reports)
FDA reports used in this study
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