[nicole84]

It's relatively new over here in Australia (apparently only 2 months) I'm the first patient my psych has given it to (yay guinea pig time) and am curious on others experiences. I have searched a bit but most of the threads were a month or so old, so maybe there's some new experiences out there

The only AAP i've taken is Seroquel which wasn't a good experience for me. The sleep was good the first two nights but was exceptionally out of it half of the day then seemed to get extremely angry and my manic symptoms flared up more. Strange I know, seeing as it's meant to help.

The other choice was Olanzapine, which I know has a lovely high weight gain side effect (not really keen on that) She said the Saphris is meant to have a lower side effect profile but work similarly to Olanzapine.

I'm meant to have 10mg twice a day but after what i've been reading that sounds a bit high! I'd probably sleep all day long having it in the morning. She thinks it should calm down my agitation and restlessness plus help the insomnia. And hopefully not make me depressed. Kind of been a bit mixed lately.

If this doesn't work then I can try the Olanzapine or Vaproic Acid which i'm not keen on at all from the side effects i've seen. I'm sensitive to meds as it is, all of the anti d's (which makes sense with my new Bipolar diagnosis) made me more agitated and 'up' plus some other nasty side effects along with them.

Anyhow, super long post going on and on. Anyone else tried it? Still on it?

[sparklehorse]

Yes, I was on Saphris. I liked it for a number of reasons though in the end discontinued because it was too sedating for me. My condition was agitated for a brief period, but that is not how I usually am and found it too calming. However, I slept like a dream every night and was able to cut my benzo use down, too. I was very stable. Starting at a high dose you might under your doctor's advisement be able to work down to 5mg 2x per day as your mood stabilizes or 5mg daily even. I was sensitive to Seroquel (couldn't take it), nor Abilify, by Saphris felt very good. Best of luck to you.

[argv]

Originally Posted by nicole84

It's relatively new over here in Australia (apparently only 2 months) I'm the first patient my psych has given it to (yay guinea pig time) and am curious on others experiences. I have searched a bit but most of the threads were a month or so old, so maybe there's some new experiences out there

The only AAP i've taken is Seroquel which wasn't a good experience for me. The sleep was good the first two nights but was exceptionally out of it half of the day then seemed to get extremely angry and my manic symptoms flared up more. Strange I know, seeing as it's meant to help.

The other choice was Olanzapine, which I know has a lovely high weight gain side effect (not really keen on that) She said the Saphris is meant to have a lower side effect profile but work similarly to Olanzapine.

I'm meant to have 10mg twice a day but after what i've been reading that sounds a bit high! I'd probably sleep all day long having it in the morning. She thinks it should calm down my agitation and restlessness plus help the insomnia. And hopefully not make me depressed. Kind of been a bit mixed lately.

If this doesn't work then I can try the Olanzapine or Vaproic Acid which i'm not keen on at all from the side effects i've seen. I'm sensitive to meds as it is, all of the anti d's (which makes sense with my new Bipolar diagnosis) made me more agitated and 'up' plus some other nasty side effects along with them.

Anyhow, super long post going on and on. Anyone else tried it? Still on it?

I got some of it, only 5mg once before bed, but it gives me really bad restless leg syndrome so I stopped until I see the doc tomorrow. Good luck!

[nicole84]

It was terrible!! Had the worst reaction to it than any other med. Stopped it straight away. Have no idea how people can tolerate it.