Saphris And Depression (Page 3)

I was given saphris for depression. Saphris is a brand new drug but its labing is not for depression.
Has anyone else took this medicine

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After taking for over a month now, I see a major change in how I feel. It's a relief to know it wasn't all in my head. This drug saved my life.

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Lisa, have you had any nasty side effects? Others report weight gain and that's been an issue with other meds I've tried.

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My daughter is 20 she went thru a terrible divorce her father and I, her father is a recluse and sticks his head in the sand, my daughter is overweight, get dad eats his meals at the computer instead of with her at the table, she took the drug kratom, and sliced both arms and was in icu for 7 days last year, she was with me and things were going good and all of a sudden she became VERY agitated, was shaking me(I was recovering from 10 fractured ribs) plus jerking me like she did,I have chronic back pain due to having multiple myeloma, she suddenly slapped me across my face scratching it, I'm 55,I had to call 911 on her, she was acting very strange, she went to get councillor for a check up next day, from there she was sent to get psychiatrist, from there taken to seay hospital in Plano tx, they put her on latuda 120 mg,,trileptal 600 mg,ativan trazodone 50 mg at night, she wouldn't take her meds, so they got a court order to give her meds intravenous injection s she was home with her dad and he would keep all meds and knives locked in a lock box,I told him to watch her, check her mouth, and she could be throwing them up(which come to find out she was) so she had another bad episode with her dad and now she's in mental hospital greenoaks in Dallas, she's diagnosed as bypolor schizophrenia, now they took her off latuda and they are giving her Saphris,I have not seen or talked to her, her father makes sure of that, I'm very concerned about my daughter, she was into her second year of collage and seemed to be doing fine.I often wonder if she went and bought more kratom, since its legal and anyone over 18 can get this God awful stuff, oh and she's already 5/1"and weighs over 200 lbs, her father's mother is drawing a disability check because she's mentally ill,I wonder if her father is trying to get her on disability for bipolar schizophrenia? She's worth more if her had control of her money, he said he was going to go see her tonight and let me know how it's going,I want to see her,I already lost one daughter to same diagnoses, she wouldn't take her meds, she was 29, lost her Feb 3rd 2011, and I don't want to loose another, her dad doesn't have a clue of what to do except stick her in a mental hospital and so he can work his precious job of 29 years at TI in Richardson tx ,I live 50 miles(and so does he) from where she's at, please, I'm open to ANY ADVICE :-) thank you, Colette

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Well, I am a Saphris success story. After all of the drugs, and horrible depression, I have my life back. I take Lexapro 10 mg and Wellbutrin 50mg in am and Saphris 2.5 mg and Klonopin .5 mg at night. I've tried Desipramine, Risperdol and no help. I was afraid of Saphris but hung in there and gave it a chance. Too many horror stories online about drugs but I decided to listen to my doctor instead.

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Re: flower101 (# 4)

Yes I have been takeing sapris 10 mg for about 17 days and have a huge increase in hunger and I have gained 13 pounds and the next day I am very fatigue but the good thing is I sleep like a rock and that is what I had a big problem with in the past but I am going to ask my DR if there is anything to boost my energy

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I'm taking saphris for bipolar but seem to have depression that I can't shake. I would like to take an antidepressant for my illness but the Dr. Won't add or change anything.

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Re: Jae (# 32)

Jane, I, too, have bipolar 2 and am on the same meds. but different dosages. Wellbutrin 425 mgs, Lamictal 400 mgs and still in a deep depression (and 2 mg clonazapam for sleep). Did you try the Saphris? I'm scared to with all the side effects? 5 mgs is what I was prescribed.

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