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Poohbah
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Feb 15, 2019 at 08:22 PM
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Anyone using Saphris for breakthrough episodes of hypomania or mania?
Also experiences? __________________ Pookyl ———————————————————————————— BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Feb 15, 2019 at 11:10 PM
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I took it for 2 nights , first night it knocked me right out. The taste is gawd awful tho.
2nd nite sent me right into a asthma attack , so bad I had to go to the ER. I know it’s a great Med for some people. __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
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Feb 15, 2019 at 11:54 PM
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I was not impressed. Did not help with hypomania and added yet more pounds.
Not for me. __________________ Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
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Feb 16, 2019 at 07:10 AM
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Hi! This drug did not help my depression,or anything else for that matter. Itvdid however make me sleep a lot. I put on weight too. I had to stop it.
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Feb 16, 2019 at 03:11 PM
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Only had one dose. Kept me up all night (literally, zero sleep) with the worst restless legs of my life. Also wobblieness, so I couldn't "walk it off". Not for me, but works for others. Everyone says the taste is terrible, but I dunno. If you can handle that numbing Chloroseptic throat spray, you can handle the taste of Saphris, lol. Totally what it reminded me of.
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Feb 16, 2019 at 04:30 PM
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__________________ Wellbutrin XL 300 mg Caplyta 42 mg Ingrezza 80 mg Ativan .5 mg 2x/day Propranolol 20 mg 2x/day Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Mania (April/May 2019) |
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Feb 16, 2019 at 06:41 PM
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Thanks everyone. I might just stick to Seroquel.
I’m embarrassed to admit it but last week when I had to take extra prn Seroquel to manage the hypomania I slept so deeply that I wet the bed. So I’m looking for an option that I can take that puts me into a sleep when I’m manic but not too deep a sleep - if that makes sense? __________________ Pookyl ———————————————————————————— BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Feb 16, 2019 at 06:44 PM
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Forgot to add that my pdoc is reluctant to play around with my current med mix and making any changes would involve me going IP.
__________________ Pookyl ———————————————————————————— BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Feb 16, 2019 at 10:57 PM
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I hear it’s great for some but I had nonstop panic ALL night the few nights I took it
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Feb 16, 2019 at 11:51 PM
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That said, I always vote for Zyprexa if you need "sleep when manic, but not too deep a sleep" and in general vote for Zyprexa as the #1 goto anti-manic prn. __________________ Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
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