Symbyax for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

Symbyax has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 34 reviews for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder. 76% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 9% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Symbyax

Shanun
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 4, 2022

"Was diagnosed bipolar 1, ADHD and GAD at 18 and am now 38 and have taken a large gamut of the medications available on the market. 2 caused Stephens Johnson’s syndrome, some have caused rashes , some cycling. Some severe depression. Some hypomanic. I was on Latuda and gabapentin , and adderall for ADHD for 8 years and thought I was feeling pretty great, however I developed TD and had to stop. After several attempts at some newer meds we settled on supposedly the tried and true symbiax. I have spent the past 3 years feeling amazing. Legit every single person in my life has commented how I’m much more relaxed and easy going. I’m able to do things I don’t recall doing in my adult life like travel or drive at night without severe anxiety. I haven’t cycled in 3 years and while I’ve had some ups and downs like everyone does, it’s manageable and I’m able o function and work through it. HOWEVER. The 46lb weight gain is my breaking point. Weaning off back to the drawing board"

6 / 10

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Yessu...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 14, 2022

"I have bipolar disorder. I’ve been on Lexapro and prozac just by itself. Lexapro made me feel nothing, and Prozac was better, but it did nothing to control my hypomania and I had delusions while taking it. I tried out the symbyax combo for about 6 months. I was tired. I was so tired all of the time. I only wanted to sleep and eat. As somebody who suffered from severe insomnia from birth, that was helpful, but I slept 20 hours a day on my days off. It gave me tremors in the morning and my heart raced, but that went away. It got me through my days, sure, but I was 130 lbs at the start of the treatment and was 180 by the time I pulled myself off of it. I’m 5’0 mind you and that was horrible. I will never use this ever again. It wasn’t worth it for me."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
March 30, 2008

"I've only been taking this for a little over a month and I can already tell a big difference. i feel 10 times bettter."

7 / 10

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labaj...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 18, 2015

"I've been on this medication for 2 months and this is the best I have felt in the 4 years since I was diagnosed with bipolar I. Only problem is I've gained about 10 pounds."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
August 12, 2008

"Been taking it for about one month. Feel like a new person."

8 / 10

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Jeff
January 16, 2015

"While it helped with the disorder, I gained 40 lbs in 5 months. I stopped taking it 6 months ago and I already lost 30 lbs."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
March 10, 2009

"I have been on this for almost a year and a half now. This medicine has changed my life. It has worked wonders for me."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
August 28, 2020

"This medication Symbyax saved my life! Had tried Everything else"

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Anonymous
October 17, 2010

"Helps against sadness, and strongly counters moderate urges to drink at a stressful, confusing time in my life."

8 / 10

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timmay
June 3, 2010

"I was diagnosed with bipolar I, four years ago. I have been on Symbyax for two years. This medicine is really awesome but after a while it loses effectiveness. Will see about increasing dosage."

8 / 10

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marsh...
December 28, 2008

"This medicine worked for me except the side effect of swelling feet and ankles, and pain in the ankles. I stopped the medicine on my own due to the swelling."

7 / 10

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Anonymous
November 25, 2008

"Have been on it for one week and showing improvement."

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17 Report

sweet...
October 23, 2016

"depression and listlessness loss of appetite"

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8 Report

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