Asenapine for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 2)

• 7an...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 10, 2020

Asenapine "Saphris will knock you out at first, but after a few days it stops. The taste is not that bad, especially when you get used to it. Saphris makes my hallucinations less substantial than when I'm off meds, it is also wonderful for anxiety. I haven't had any panic attacks since starting. My thoughts are also clear and less disorganized, as we schizophrenics tend to jump from subject to subject with no connection between them. It seems to vanish any excitement or good moods. My mood is low, and in fact, I was suicidal enough that I started to self-injure and isolate. It's probably best to take this medication with an antidepressant if you are prone to suicidal thoughts, which is what I did. Also, the amount of time it takes just to administer Saphris, sitting with a tablet in my mouth for 10 minutes, is just inconvenient for me as I cannot do anything but sit there. Anyway, it's a relatively mild antipsychotic. I do recommend it if you've failed a few."

• Fir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 21, 2019

Asenapine "I was put on this medication while in the hospital for voices and other symptoms. It is the worst antipsychotic I've been on. Not only does it taste foul and numb your mouth, but it also made me dizzy and extremely nauseated. The nausea and dizziness were so horrible that I ended up getting physically sick; I could not keep food or water down. Whenever I stood up, I could feel my blood pressure drop, and I had difficulties walking straight. I was lucky that I was with other patients while off the ward because I could have easily fallen. After two days of misery, I told the staff that I wouldn't take it anymore. I'm sure it was helpful for some people, but the amount of sickness it caused me wasn't enough for me to stay on it."

• Mys...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2020

Asenapine "Um, Saphris made me not go to the bathroom, and I have IBS already. It has made me really tired, and my mood has really decreased. I have been really depressed the last couple of days, and I have been on it for three weeks now. I had dry mouth, and I have felt dizzy for two weeks, but both went away after two weeks. I have felt like I would pass out a few times, but I was outside and got overheated. So, in other words, on this drug, don’t stay in the sun for long because you will get overheated and pass out with a heat stroke. My doctor at the hospital put me on this drug. I would say from my experience my advice is don’t take it or try it out at your own risk because it is not working out for me. By the way, I take 5 mg in the morning and 10 mg at night. At this point, I would say this drug sucks and is the worst drug I have ever been on, with side effects that have affected my mood in a bad way. I would think really hard before you get on this drug. Good luck and take care."

• Mar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 7, 2020

Asenapine "Saphris couldn't be more perfect in getting rid of the psychosis, but it makes me so hungry for unhealthy food. It makes me put on so much weight, and it makes me go to sleep right away, which is fine. I can still get up early in the morning. Also, I have another side effect that is my tongue moves against my inner mouth, which is tardive dyskinesia. It would be the perfect medication if it wasn't for the increased hunger, weight gain, and tardive dyskinesia."

• Ros...
• August 9, 2020

Asenapine "I've been on Saphris 10 mg for about a month now, I was put on it in the hospital. I have been on almost all of the atypical antipsychotics and one first generation. All have either not worked well enough or caused horrible side effects, so I had to stop. Saphris works pretty well, some days are even symptom-free, which is a definite improvement from before. Works good for my hallucinations, the delusions are easier to distinguish, but I am still working on my reality testing. Taste is fine, it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. As far as side effects go, they are more tame than most of the antipsychotics I've been on. I haven't noticed any increased hunger or any excessive tiredness or fatigue. The only thing is not a specific problem with Saphris, just a problem with antipsychotics in general, is my mood is brought down. My illness doesn't come with depression, but when I am medicated, I feel an effect on my mood. This one brings down my mood quite a bit, but it is manageable."

• bww...
• March 4, 2012

Asenapine "Saphris was incredible for a few months as far as stopping the symptoms and no side effects. We missed my wife's dose by 2 hours, and the wheels fell off, and she had to fall back on Zyprexa again. It's a medicine we may go back to if the Invega stops working."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2021

Asenapine "It worked wonders for reducing my hallucinations and disorganized speech. However, I have barely slept after I started taking this medication. Small price to pay for peace of mind. And it's much cheaper than my previous medication being on the PBS."

• A B...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 16, 2018

Asenapine "Saphris medicine is taken every evening when you plan on going to sleep. The dosage of medicine goes under your tongue as prescribed. The medicine is a tranquilizer and dissolves as soon as taken. Saphris has side effects the following day, including tiredness when taken every evening."

• Anonymous
• June 11, 2017

Asenapine "The wife tried this medication several years ago. She liked how it affected her negative symptoms, but her hallucinations and paranoia came back really strong after a few weeks. The doctor probably should have eased her transition from olanzapine to Saphris, but the way he did it didn't work. I still will be open to this medication in the future with so many positive experiences."

• Cas...
• June 3, 2020

"I was on asenapine for two years after being on Seroquel XR for 7. At first, I found it a godsend, no more sleeping all day and the weight fell off of me! It was prescribed after intensive counseling, which brought forward an intense break. However, things started getting extremely dark and I started crying all of the time. Every time I took it, I got scared. Socially, it was observed I was a lot sharper than I had been, though. But after two years, I irrationally refused to take it and locked myself in a room for two years in rented accommodation, withdrew from the drug, and uncontrollably cried with PTSD for those two years. They got me back in the hospital and I'm now on paliperidone for noncompliance. It feels really heavy, like I lost four years of my life that asenapine was involved in. I've heard it works great for some people, but I was a mess with PTSD on it. The paliperidone is really heavy, but at least I don't (and can't) have any ideas about throwing it out!"

• Sea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2019

"After 30 years of insomnia, was prescribed asenapine and got the two most amazing nights ever of sleep!! Took it the third night and could not sleep at all. Stopped taking it immediately, but still did not sleep for a further 4 nights. The prescribing psychiatrist wasn't believing it, so I went to the hospital emergency (for the first time in my life) to get some help/answers. In the end, they found online that it can cause insomnia and I went home. Unbelievable, the psych convinced me it can't have happened, so I tried it one more time. It fried my brain, and I've felt cognitively damaged ever since."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 14, 2022

"I'm on month two of taking Saphris generic, moved from 5 mg once a day to 5 mg twice a day. For the first few weeks, everything around me felt numb and unfeeling, but this went away, and now I've noticed some improvement, especially with thoughts that bothered me at night. I feel like I have more personality. I'm on 4 mg Risperidone, 600 mg Seroquel, and 1 mg Rexulti, as well as the asenapine. I still have episodes where I hear the voices and where my brain turns to mush. I'm hoping this eventually improves. The taste isn't bad, just a little bitter. Running out of options as I'm already on high doses of antipsychotics."

• dri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2016

Asenapine "My first 4 days of 5 mg am and 5 mg pm was horrible. OK, I have IBS and have problems frequently. As soon as I started Saphris, I developed severe diarrhea with vomiting through the night. During the day, I am so cramped up (and having very nasty smelling burps) that I can't eat or take it anymore. I wish it could've worked to help me as it has seemed to help so many others. But after the first four days of that, I was ready to call it quits. I started and stopped 2 other meds at the time I started taking the Saphris, so it's taken about 3 weeks figuring out that it was the culprit. If only I could have been warned or read a review of this happening to other people. Nasty experience."

• Bar...
• May 31, 2013

Asenapine "I have heard it described as the new clozapine. It is a good medicine with little side effects. I'm resistant to most medications, but finally found this medication, and I'm getting well again."

• Sun...
• October 19, 2016

Asenapine "Has an uncomfortable side effect shortly after taking it, where muscles, particularly in lower legs/feet, tense up. Goes away after a short while. Overall, totally worth it."

• Mos...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 14, 2022

Asenapine "If you even try to taper off this drug, you will lose your mind. Never take this drug."

• Gre...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 3, 2018

Asenapine "I can rest well at night. Controls my mood."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 21, 2015

Asenapine "This is an awesome medication for those patients that are immune to 1st and 2nd generation psychotropic meds."

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2018

Asenapine "I love this med. It does taste horrible and makes my tongue numb, but overall it is very helpful and helps with the voices."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2018

Asenapine "Made things much, much worse. Total craziness on it. Anger."

• vmz...
• December 24, 2016

Asenapine "Really don't like the taste of it, I dread having to take it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2022

Asenapine "Helps with anxiety. I can think more clearly and have fewer hallucinations. It really has a calming effect."