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Default Jan 27, 2023 at 04:20 PM
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My pdoc is going to switch me to one of those two meds and she wants me to decide. I'm leaning towards Vraylar simply because I think it causes less weight gain from Rexulti, but I'm interested in hearing experiences from anyone who has been on both or either.

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I've not been on vraylar but rexulti caused me to gain lots of weight which I still haven't managed to lose despite being off of it for nearly 6 months.

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Vraylar is a good drug. I was on it for a while and I decided with my pdoc that it didn't help enough with my depression. I was on 4.5 mg of it. Then we decided to stop it and change the regimen. Not that it matters to your thread, but now I take Latuda.

Edit: I forgot to mention I have no experience with Rexulti. I think it's chemically similar to Abilify if I remember right (sorry if I'm wrong).

I've been on Abilify though. Anyway, I think if I remember what my psychiatrist told me correctly, Abilify can help with the depressive symptoms of illnesses as well as the psychotic symptoms. And if I am correct that Rexulti is chemically simliar to Abilify, then it *should* have similar effects. Of course this is not specialist advice.

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Default Mar 08, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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I have not been on Rexulti. I have been on Vraylar and it caused me elevated mood, threatening mania, so I had to stop.

I, too, am now on Latuda and am happy with it. I have been able to lost some Zyprexa-caused weight while on Latuda, but I also take Ozempic and exercise quite a bit.
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Default Mar 14, 2023 at 07:28 PM
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Vraylar and Rexulti are different drugs. One is for bipolar disorder and the other an anti-psychotic.

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Vraylar and Rexulti are different drugs. One is for bipolar disorder and the other an anti-psychotic.
They are both anti-psychotics. Most anti-psychotics including Vraylar have indications for bipolar disorder. Rexulti is not approved for bipolar but is used off-label for it.
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