[nonfree]

Hello.
What is the best medication that you ever had / have now?
About me personally, of all I tried, I love Olanzapine the most since it is cheap & works even though it gives me pain in my back and some depression.

[Blue_Bird]

Invega was amazing for me until I developed tardive diskinesia and had to get off it. I'm still on some other meds. My favorite one is clonidine, a blood pressure med thats sometimes used for anxiety and makes it almost impossible for me to have a panic attack

[Wonderfalls]

The most efficient drug that quickly does what it's supposed to do is Xanax. But not counting that it was Abilify that brought me down enough from a prolonged and extreme mania episode to realize what was going on and to get hospitalized. The Latuda I take now though works very well with only one side effect that is controlled by another drug I take. It's my current "favorite".

Zoloft is my wonder drug. Its a nightmare on me physically, but mentally I have never felt better. Hopefully I'll learn to manage the side effects because I don't want to try anything else.

[Nammu]

Latuda....no cognitive side effects and I've been stable 5 years and counting

[88Butterfly88]

For me it was Depakote but eventually I had to go off it due to side effects.

Clozapine, definitely.

Had to quit in November when I developed agranulocytosis. I had been on it for just short of 2 years.

[Teddy Bear]

I really liked olanzapine. It was good for a while

[LadyShadow]

For me it is Seroquel. Many people hate this drug because it completely knocks them out, but I am loving it and it is working great. It also may help that I am on a very small dose.

[Nike007]

Effexor XR was the best I had until it pooped out 4 months later. I haven’t felt good in a long time until I got on Effexor XR.

[mugwort2]

I think my citalopram is really helping my depression but not so much to be manic.

[LittleEarthquakes]

Xanax, Klonopin, and Seroquel.

[Guiness187055]

zyprexa but had to come off of it.

[Bird Feeder]

Effexor XR, been on it for 20 yrs. I am on a fairly high dose but so far so good.

[TicTacGo]

Very interesting question.

Mine was probably Zoloft, which I do not even take anymore.

[bpforever1]

The best medication that worked well was Zyprexa but it caused too much weight gain. The next best has been Abilify. I'm taking it currently and am doing well.

[sonjaward809]

Hmm, it's a tie between my risperdal and seroquel. I only take seroquel PRN for insomnia but it does the trick every time. Risperdal helps mellow me out when I'm feeling too amped up.

[Loial]

Citalopram has been a wonder drug for my anxiety and I get minimal side effects from it. Keeps my anxiety largely under control and at manageable levels.

[healinginprogress]

Klonopin. It helps that I can physically feel my anxiety decrease on it.

After that would be the Rexulti. It seems to help keep my depression pretty well at Bay.

[*Laurie*]

Valium I stole from my mother when I was seventeen (obviously I had major anxiety issues). Amazing.

Klonopin, some SSRI's, and I have my fingers crossed for Lamictal.

[diomides]

Paroxetine and Clomipramine

[lilypup]

Rexulti. Lifted a very serious depression in 3-4 days. Colors were suddenly brighter and I could move. No and very few side effects except for anxiety when they put me on too large of a dose. I do best on 1.0.
I am on Medicare and it is super expensive with the donut hole problem. But we beg doctors for it and that usually works pretty well.

[medsrcool]

seroquel xr for overall stability.

[stanislavski]

Lexapro worked awesome (5mg) for eight years. Pooped out and I haven't found anything as good since. Xanax and/or Ativan as needed provide good anxiety relief

[ForestWasp]

The best drug for me has by far been the rispiridone, It made the voices and psychotic symptoms disappear and i have been good ever since.