I take it for only 3 weeks, and I feel way more energetic, stable, and confident. I finally feel beautiful to myself:))
And it is said vraylar full effect can be seen in 8 weeks or in even in longer period!
I am happy. I finally feel a bit more self-love:
Strange how one med can change daily life.
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- I need to add I struggled with low self esteem from the beginning of psychosis.
Finally ablify and vraylar made a change in my self perception: I feel more confident
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Any side effects? I’m considering switching from Abilify
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Nice that you found something that’s really helping. I hope it only gets better.
I should be starting Vraylar too in near future.
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IDK if this happens because of vraylar; but my stomach hurts way more often.
Other side effects I didn’t noticed
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Goood luck to you @keylow 
and big big thanks!!
got that too. abilify no longer works and cariprazine doesn’t work yet haha…
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I didn’t really get much of an effect from it other than regaining the insight that I was in danger of losing.
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I actually just started vraylar about three weeks ago too, twinsies! I don’t know if you got it or not, but I had horrible akathisia and insomnia. It’s slowly getting better, and I have noticed certain positive changes in myself too.
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Oh that sounds great bring me coffee.
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okay that was a bit unfortunate. are you still taking abilify too?
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Yes, still taking ablify @Medusa
It’s sooo great ! @Ubiqodi
I’m glad Vraylar helps with your depression and you’re feeling good on it. I saw similar sayings in online reviews for it.
Caplyta takes my depression away. Incidentally, it’s advertised for bipolar depression, which I’m assuming is a deep depression.
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I’ve never read a lot about vraylar. But I definitely see some changes on myself.
It’s good for other ppl it’s helping too!
Thanks @HollyHobbie
Good your depression is taken away! Sad, that so many people struggle with depression… it’s not as bad as SZ, but it also can play tricks with our minds 
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I didn’t know that all these atypically worked that well for depression but it seems so. When I dropped most of my Seroquel than got in such a low mood I had never been in before.
Back on 600 mg qutiapine and the mood has stabilized.
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How does Caplyta do for both your positive and negative symptoms? How long have you been on it?
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I’ve been on it for 11 months. I have more motivation compared to unmedicated. When I’m unmedicated, I want to be in bed a lot and I push people away, socially sometimes.
I have no depression on it. That’s big for me as I had depression on Geodon and didn’t want to take an antidepressant. I always have bad side effects with anti-depressants that makes me not want to take them. Also, I’m not required to take an anti-depressant with my psychiatrist.
As for positives, I always have positives on an antipsychotic. However, my audio Hallucinations and visual hallucinations were better on Geodon. I can smile and laugh on Caplyta. I couldn’t on Geodon. When Geodon kicks in, it’s like a mask comes over my face and it doesn’t move with expressions a lot. The only upside to this is, I was told I am very even keeled on it. It’s important to note that I am very calm on Caplyta.
I also have bad sexual side effects on Geodon. It’s better on Caplyta.
I don’t have a lot of experience with other antipsychotics. I felt sedated on Seroquel and only tried it for a day. I was on Abilify for a couple of nights, and I was up, pacing the hallways in the middle of the night. It interrupted my sleep, so I got off of it. I can’t recall how my positive and negative symptoms were on Seroquel or abilify. I probably wasn’t on them long enough to know.
Anyway, I was on Geodon for two years and Caplyta for almost a year.
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I take 6 mg of Vraylar, and it’s def a good med. It helps with my depression, and gives me some energy. Also helps with my positive symptoms. Overall, I like it.
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Your negative symptoms at bay?
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