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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
Once I think God is talking to me, I am tipping over into psychosis, so it's tough. I hope the Vraylar helps. Was there any med you took in the past that helped some with liveable side effects, I mean sucky like weight gain or sleepiness but curbed the mania. I have found that different times on the same meds can be totally different for me, especially if I am not taking exactly the same dosages and same meds I took with that one. Could be worth a retry if the Vraylar doesn't work? And our body chemistry changes over time, especialy with women approaching menopause, and that could affect how you react to meds to my thinking.
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No. I have had to be taken off countless meds over the last 20 years until we’re at the point of what I’m on is it. We reviewed all my past meds and ruled them out one by one. We did the Genesight genetic testing and that eliminated even more meds. Luckily, Vraylar is in the green zone, meaning I should be able to take it without bad side effects. My Pdoc said she’ll up my Vraylar to 4.5 mg if need be. I see her in a couple weeks. I’m also on 100 Gabapentin. I will not take that new drug pnurse mentioned yesterday! It would give me urinary retention and reverse the progress I’ve made with my liver/liver enzymes. I do not was cirrhosis! We retried Depakote last year for a few days and again, my liver doctor said no way! There are warnings against Depakote and liver damage! I have a huge list of med allergies and most are psych drugs. I am eventually looking at ECT, honestly, but pnurse says we’re not there yet thank god.