[sweepy62]

I'm bipolar 1, ptsd gad borderline, mostly I'm on the manic side, bit lately I been down . I stopped latuda, as it has not helped. I have stressors, usually when this happens or mania, I tend to get paranoid, I get lots of brain chatter, racing thoughts , anyways. My pdoc today prescribed Rexulti. I will pic it up tomorrow, I been seeing things, my brain won't stop either. I try and distract myself. Has anyone tried this? She is starting me at the very low dose, at night.

[Travelinglady]

Is it new? I'm not familiar with it. Maybe someone will come along soon who has taken it.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Originally Posted by sweepy62

I'm bipolar 1, ptsd gad borderline, mostly I'm on the manic side, bit lately I been down . I stopped latuda, as it has not helped. I have stressors, usually when this happens or mania, I tend to get paranoid, I get lots of brain chatter, racing thoughts , anyways. My pdoc today prescribed Rexulti. I will pic it up tomorrow, I been seeing things, my brain won't stop either. I try and distract myself. Has anyone tried this? She is starting me at the very low dose, at night.

I took it for a few months. It seemed to help at first but I ended up psychotic so I'm not a really good example. They stopped it cold turkey in ip because it's so expensive ($500 for 15 pills if they were to get it for me)

I hope it helps you!

[ilive4music]

What is it used for exactly

[Patsfan]

I take it as an add on for MDD. I started at .5 mg, then went to 1mg. I switched to taking it in the morning cuz it was messing with my blood sugar and that is when I take my diabetes meds.

[sweepy62]

Well, my pdoc, said it's antipyschotic, I'm just hearing and seeing stuff, brain chatter. Bit paranoid, I have a lot of stressors atm.

[chailatte16]

Rexulti was very effective for me. I am Bipolar I with ultradian cycling and it helped with racing thoughts and psychotic symptoms. However, I discontinued it after 6 weeks because I didn't like gaining weight. It was only a small amount of weight gain compared to other antipsychotics I have taken, but it was enough to make me go back to Seroquel.

[chailatte16]

Originally Posted by ilive4music

What is it used for exactly

It is a fairly new atypical antipsychotic that came out in August 2015. It is approved to treat schizophrenia. It is also approved as adjunct therapy for Major Depressive Disorder. It is added to an anti-depressant that a patient is only responding to partially.