I saw my pdoc this afternoon, and I'm pretty happy with the results (but not 100%).

She finally agreed that my weight gain from zyprexa was too much and that I really shouldn't gain any more weight, so she said there's this new drug that's not supposed to cause weight gain, why don't we try it. She then said it was Vraylar which is exactly what I was going to ask her to switch me to because I've done a fair amount of research myself on alternatives for zyprexa.

What makes me unhappy is that she's keeping me on zyprexa as well. Only 5mg, but that's 5mg more than none which is what I want to be on. She said we can re-evaluate next month when I see her. Maybe she thinks a dose that low won't cause weight gain, but why even bother with 5mg when a therapeutic dose for me has been 10-15mg?

At least she finally agreed me about the weight gain and I'm trying the Vraylar.

Those of you who have tried Vraylar, how was it for you? Also, take it in morning or night?