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Nov 16, 2017 at 04:26 PM
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Anyone else taking this? I've been on it for a week. It is helping with my bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. The only thing though is it seems to make me restless. I am hoping this side effect will go away. I find myself needing to move, exercise, whatever because I can't just sit and be. I'm also having to take Ambien to sleep cause it makes me kind of wakeful.
Anyone else? __________________ Bipolar Disorder I, PTSD, GAD When it is darkest, we can see the stars. –Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Poohbah
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Nov 16, 2017 at 09:47 PM
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Unfamiliar with Vraylar. How new is it? If its really recent my HMO formulary probrably won't cover it. Glad its helpful with your BP depression, anxiety. Hope the restlessness goes away soon.
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Nov 17, 2017 at 01:56 PM
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I think it's fairly new. It is an atypical antipsychotic like Abilify or Risperidal. It's for schizophrenia but I guess it's also effective with Bipolar. Pdoc thinks I had a mixed episode recently so we're trying it. I hope the side effects go away too!
__________________ Bipolar Disorder I, PTSD, GAD When it is darkest, we can see the stars. –Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Grand Magnate
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Nov 18, 2017 at 12:12 PM
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Yes fairly new med and I’m on 6mg. I really can’t tell if there’s any effects. My anxiety has been a bit high but that may be from benzo WD too. What you’re describing about not being able to sit still is akathisia. You can’t sit still. Constantly needing to move or stretch. I get that if I’m on too high of a dose but haven’t gotten it on vraylar.
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Nov 18, 2017 at 11:23 PM
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Nov 19, 2017 at 11:08 AM
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Vraylar was approved in 2015. I was on it for a year before a hospital messed up my medications. I'm back on it now...6 mg...and love it! Vraylar is very energizing for me which helps a lot with depressive episodes...and bonus...no side effects like some of the anti-psychotics. I take it with lithium for BP ll and buspirone for anxiety.
__________________  Bipolar l/Rapid/Mixed/Depression/Anxiety Disorders lamotrigine 100mg 2x/day Vraylar 6mg 1x/day methylphenidate 10mg 3x/day bupropion XL 200mg 2x/day bupropion IR 174mg 1x/day buspirone 30mg 2x/day quetiapine 50mg 1x/day I'm 50 Shades of Bipolar and I have no safe word... |
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