depakote for IED teen with seizure activity in brain...? 13 year old son just found out he had an abnormal EEG, showing pretty good amount of seizure activity in the brain. He only found this out because he had to be in a psychiatric hospital for a week for a recent destructive outburst..has always been hyper/manic acting, either extremely mad or extremely happy and loud! He is diabetic, so they could not put him on an antipsychotic because that messes with blood sugar. His diabetes, the doctors say, plays a role in his mood swings also...a low will trigger another seizure in the brain. Before he left the hospital he was put on 250mg of Depakote a day, but since they found out about the EEG, they said that will likely increase significantly. Good thing, because he acts no different at all. They said possibility of IED and symptoms of bipolar...but he never gets depressed.??Anyhoo!!! Just wondering how much depakote they will probably put him on? Has anyone had any luck with it? Does his behaviors sound familiar? Thanks.

Summarized question: How is Depakote used to treat IED?