When I first started Depakote I was STARVING hungry all the time. Literally eating 2/3 times the RDA of filling foods and still being hungry. It was ridiculous.
It passed for me, so you might find in a few weeks it settles down.
For whilst you're experiencing it though, I found certain things helped me feel fuller for longer, and reduced the feeling of being hungry a little bit.
Things like
- Drinking lots of water/drink to help my body stay hydrated because some of the hunger you feel is actually down to lack of fluids
- Eating protein rich foods
- Eating more in bulk, like X calories of something that takes up more room than the same calories of something small
- Keeping more healthy snacks around and ready to be eaten because I found when I got hungry I wanted easy access food and that often meant more junk-type foods that didn't keep me full for long rather than healthy filling snacks.
- Eat enough. Don't try and restrict to compensate, it will just make things worse.
Hope it passes for you soon though.
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