Comparing Abilify vs Vraylar

For Bipolar Disorder: I am a 24 year old male with Bipolar II. Depression is what I struggle with 98% of the time. I have been taking this med Abilify for about a month now, so long enough. I switched to this from Zyprexa, and that switch was rough. My anxiety came back worse than before on this med and the restlessness was too much for me. I took 5mg and I would get an hour or two of sleep per day and not be able to sit still during the day. I will say that it cured my depression completely, so for that I am grateful. As far as my anxiety, sleep, and overall mood it has not improved. Moving up in dosage caused more restlessness and moving down to 2.5mg or less made me tired and didn't do much for my mood. This med didn't work for me but its not the worst med, give it a shot. I'm switching to Latuda, wish me luck.

For Bipolar Disorder: Worked well for 2 years but has been less effective lately.

For Bipolar Disorder: I am 72 and have had bipolar 1 since the age of 15. I have never been well since menopause age 50, and have tried every drug on the market. Finally, I went to a new doctor (NP) who put me on Vraylar. I was very wary of anti-psychotics because I started getting really shaky with Seroquel and Zyprexa. However, Vraylar seems OK. I have been on it for 3 months, started on 1.5 for 7 days, had to go up to 3mg due to a big manic episode that last 8 days. Vraylar stopped it the next day. The problems have been exceptionally vivid dreams and insomnia. I take many other things for insomnia, but nothing works. I have been lying awake for hours ever since starting this medication. It is such a shame as I have never felt better in my life. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday to see what she thinks.

For Bipolar Disorder: It's a great med but I have put on almost 15 pounds on it