Does anyone know if Depakote causes osteoporosis?

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Kristin G asked:


I’ve been taking Depakote (1500 mg a day) for 5 years for bipolar. My mom thinks that it can “steal the calcium from your bones” (she had a friend on Depakote for epilepsy and the friend was getting bad teeth). I don’t want to end up with osteoporosis. Any thoughts?

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    • This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at 10:36 am and is filed under Osteoporosis. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    One Response to “Does anyone know if Depakote causes osteoporosis?”

    1. suprnurse33 Says:
      August 11th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

      For long period of time that this with it is never good idea to maintain your bone structure when taken for you would be.