Comparing Seroquel vs Vraylar

For Bipolar Disorder Took for bipolar. Good side effects: more or less consistently put me to sleep every night. Bad side effects: gained roughly 20 lbs 6 months in, had a difficult time getting up every day, needed more sleep than usual. It helped for awhile, but it mostly made my episodes less severe, did not effectively stop or prevent them.

For Bipolar Disorder I've been on seroquel 100mg for about a month. My psychiatrist said I had some of bi-polar 2 and signs of depression. I couldn't get out of bed and I had suicidal thoughts. I began on 50mg the first two days then bumped up my dosage to 100mg. The first couple of days were pretty scary.. the side affects kicked in a bit. I had an anxiety attack while driving and had to get off my car (has never happened before.) One night I woke up in the middle of the night..couldn't breath felt like like I was about to vomit and pass out. About a week later, I began to feel better. Normal! Except for struggling to wake up in the morning. I am on my last week of the month and I'm starting to feel depressed again.. I jump in my sleep and get startled quickly. I have vivid dreams and sometimes I don't know if It happened in real life or not. Don't know why.. not sure if I need to change medication or dosage?

For Bipolar Disorder This medicine makes me feel really good like really good. It was suppose to help with mania, however I'm not sure if I am feeling like a "normal" person or just really happy. My spending has intensified since I started taking it though. It causes my legs to be restless and I want to crawl out of my skin at times but I really like the way it helps with my mood. I'm not sure if I should continue taking... any suggestions?

For Bipolar Disorder I started Vraylar about 7 weeks ago. My dr. weaned me off of Topamax because it was affecting my cognition. I could not process logical thoughts, like order of events in relation to time. Vraylar allowed only for 5 hours of sleep. (I already have interrupted sleep.) My doctor said to take it in the a.m. I did that today, and I feel nauseous. I’ve also gained 4 lbs. since I began. It could be “holiday weight,” though. My appetite seems to have increased. 2 factors other than Vraylar could be the cause: I started running again & that increases appetite. I’m also not eating throughout the day, which could be causing me to binge at night and eat when I wake in the night. I’m going to continue with Vraylar. It has been a good mood stabilizer replacement for Topamax. I was using samples. I 1st filled a prescription for it this week at a cost of $0. I have no idea why it was covered. I’ll use coupon from dr. if necessary.