Iloperidone and Dry Mouth: What Users Say

• Jak...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 13, 2016

Iloperidone for Schizophrenia "Fanapt is the first medicine we've tried where I can function because of the medicine. I can hold a job now, the paranoia is way down, and I only get a few hallucinations throughout the day. My mind isn't quite as sharp, and the dry throat gets pretty bad, but other than that, this drug has saved my life. I've been on it for 8 months now."

• Psy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 7, 2016

Iloperidone for Psychosis "So far, nothing but the worst dry mouth I ever experienced. It hasn't even been a week, and I am not sure if I can do this. HORRIBLE THIRST! I even wake up in my sleep to drink water, and it doesn't help. I have temporal lobe epilepsy, and my seizure activity causes schizophrenia-like complications. I REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK! I'm worried about diabetes. I wonder if I am having a reaction with my other medications. So far, no seizures though."

• Eng...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 7, 2025

For Bipolar Disorder "I got a full scholarship to college and lost it because my head was so messed up. I failed three other meds; side effects were crazy. This one changed my life. I have never felt so clear and like myself again. I feel motivated again, happy, healthy. I had a dry mouth when I started, but it went away. I have been on it about 8 months now, only 1 mg at night to help me sleep too, and it's the best med I've been given. When I went to the pharmacy to get it the first time, they told me it was going to cost a fortune, but I called my psych office and they had made some mistake when they submitted. They re-submitted it to insurance and now it's free. Whooooo!"