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Olimelt contains olanzapine which is an antipsychotic drug and Divalproex sodium is a mood stabilizer. These can be used in mood disorders.
Common side effect of these drugs is sedation. Your son might be having sedating side effect of the drug. Consult your psychiatrist for readjustment of the dosages or any other class of drug.
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Dr. Gourav Monga
Consultant Psychiatrist

Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query.

The usual therapeutic level for Valproate is 50 - 100 mg /L, but sometimes it is acceptable to have higher levels for better symptom control. However, you should understand that the decision regarding alteration of medication should be done only after assessing the patient in person and in detail.

This is a clinical decision and involves a lot of factors like the nature of the illness, the severity of symptoms, the effectiveness of the medication, any side effects of the medication, the risk of relapse, etc. etc. So, report the test results to your doctor and have a discussion with him regarding the further treatment plan.

Wish you all the best.

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Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist

Hi,
thanks for using healthc are magic.
I have gone through your available history.
Serum valproic acid level is in somewhat higher range. Normal range is 50-100unit. so you should consult your psychiatrist who may decrease the dose of divalprorex sodium.
usual dose range of divalprorex is 20-40mg/Kg per day for an avarege person.
thanks.

Hello,
Thanks for using health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your given history in detail.
From your description it appears that your son is having a mood disorder probably a bipolar mood disorder. His valproate levels are slightly on the higher side. Of the two medications that he is on, olanzapine has a higher sedation potential and it may be a most likely culprit as compared to the valproate. However both the medications can cause sedation. You can consult your psychiatrist who can change olanzapine to some other anti-psychotic and if possible to reduce the valproate.
There are plenty of other mood stabilizers as well. They can also be tried.
Sometimes if nothing is working giving a stimulant in morning will also help him. Modalert and Wakalert are a few example of stimulants that can be given to him. taking medications early in evening may also help him in waking early.


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Hi there ~

You should consult your psychiatrist to decrease the dose of the medications. And this has to be done as soon as possible. I hope this helps.

Take care of yourself!

Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

The dosing has to be reduced or the drugs should be changed
Have a second opinion

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
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Good luck