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I am doing my Pysch paper work. I remember saw in the chart pt's diagnosis is schizophrenia. Can some one pls help me understand why pt's med is:Depakote 500mg b.i.d and Risperdal 2mg daily? In my understanding Depakote is a anticonvlsant drug used for tx of bipolar disorder, not schiaophrenia? Can a pt both be schizophrenia and bipolar the same time?

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Risperdal is a mood stabilizer, so I can see how that would come into play with the manifestations of schizophrenia. Depakote has been used for manic phases.

Google dpeakote and schizophrenia and you'll find stuff.

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Risperdal is an antipsychotic used to relieve positive and negative symptoms of psychosis and it is usedd to treat bipolar disorder.

anticonvulsants are also used as mood-stabilizing agents.

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