Posted by Beckett on February 22, 2012, at 22:26:55
In reply to Re: Daughter's Saphris Complaint » Beckett, posted by Solstice on February 22, 2012, at 18:54:56
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> She's only taking 10mg at night right now. How long did you take Saphris, and how many mg and when did you take it?There isn't much out there about Saphris, is there? At least I found that to be so. Scott, I believe helped me parse some info. I looked in the archives of other med forums, too.
I took it for about two months, mostly 5 mg once a night. There was some cognitive dulling, but the trade-off was good. The gathering depression lifted and I experienced 'constructive' creativity. I picked up old projects and made them work again. It made up for any recall problems I might have experienced.
I took 10 mg for maybe ten days during a hypomanic episode. That slowed me down. When I returned to my original 5 mg dose, I was very depressed and slowed down. I felt stuck in molasses and blamed the Saphris. The problems with delay were not budging. I really do not understand it, Solstice, but that was my experience.
>>Please tell me anything you came up with that was helpful - and anything you can think of that would be good for me to know about it. I know it works different for everybody, but if I get as much info as I can, then I'll know what's going on if any of it pops up for my daughter.
A few other posters use Saphris. I hope they see your post and share their experience and any information.
Oh yes, btw, I do understand that agitated mind, even though I present as a placid patient and am rarely dramatic. When not treated, my mind is very reactive. Hyper-reactive. Saphris when it worked slowed me down well enough to be able to hold thoughts still. Risperidone at a low dose did the same thing. My doc wanted to put me on geodon, but circumstance conspired against that. He was going away and would need to supervise, I am on Emsam, an MAOI, and would likely need to withdraw. His next choice was Latuda since it is like geodon, but he needed to supervise that as well. So Saphris was chosen. Practical medicine is wonderful. Hope something here might help.
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