Current Literature What Valproate Does and Doesn't Do.

Comments on the study "Higher Androgens and Weight Gain With Valproate Compared With Lamotrigine for Epilepsy," by M. J. Morrell, J. Isojarvi, A. E. Taylor, M. Dam, R. Ayala, G. Gomez, F. O'Neill, P. Tennis and J. Messenheimer, published in the 2003 issue of the journal "Epilepsy Research." Level of serum testosterone and androstenedione in patients treated with valproate and lamotrigine; Impact of valproate on the levels of testosterone; Effect of antiseizure medications on androgen levels.