Reviewer: BPone, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I’m going on three weeks now 10mg morning and night. I switched over from Seroquel XR once a day. To beat the bad taste use Listerine breath strip or mouth spray when you take it. This is a Doctor approved method. Brushing the tongue 10 min. after taking the tablet helps with the numbness of the tongue. It gets the residual medication out of your mouth as well. I still get tired about 1 ... Show Full Comment

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I’m going on three weeks now 10mg morning and night. I switched over from Seroquel XR once a day. To beat the bad taste use Listerine breath strip or mouth spray when you take it. This is a Doctor approved method. Brushing the tongue 10 min. after taking the tablet helps with the numbness of the tongue. It gets the residual medication out of your mouth as well. I still get tired about 1 hour after I take it in the morning or night. This is the same side effect I had taking Seroquel. However Seroquel knocked me out for 10 hours at night and did not affect me during work hours. Saphris only seems to make me really tired for about one hour. However I seem to have difficulty keeping my mind awake from about 9:00AM to noon. I take my pills at regular intervals: 8-9:00PM at night and 6-7:00AM in the morning.
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Reviewer: kj1091240, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been on this for about 3 weeks now and feel better than I have in 8 months. It took me a little while to get used to taste and the numbness it left in my mouth but after that it is not so bad. With the goodness I get from it dealing with the bad taste is a small thing to deal with.

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I have been on this for about 3 weeks now and feel better than I have in 8 months. It took me a little while to get used to taste and the numbness it left in my mouth but after that it is not so bad. With the goodness I get from it dealing with the bad taste is a small thing to deal with.
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Reviewer: Daejo, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Very sedating for about 5 hours (5 mg dose) or 10 hours (10 mg dose). Helps me sleep, but can't function until the dose wears off. Have taken it for two weeks and am not noticing much improvement in mania/mixed state. Side effects: (1.) after taking, tounge and throat are numb for up to an hour so I don't eat or drink because of possibility of choking, (2.) tastes terrible but the bad tast ... Show Full Comment

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Very sedating for about 5 hours (5 mg dose) or 10 hours (10 mg dose). Helps me sleep, but can't function until the dose wears off. Have taken it for two weeks and am not noticing much improvement in mania/mixed state. Side effects: (1.) after taking, tounge and throat are numb for up to an hour so I don't eat or drink because of possibility of choking, (2.) tastes terrible but the bad taste only lasts for a minute or two, (3.) Feet and ankles are swelling. My guess is this drug is probably more effective for schizophrenia than it is for bipolar.
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Reviewer: shana, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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i am feeling very anxious and agitated by this med. though it has helped my manic state settle into a little more even keel, the agitation is incredible...i have started smoking again after quitting for 3 months just because of how saphris makes me feel! the taste is yuck but thats okay

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i am feeling very anxious and agitated by this med. though it has helped my manic state settle into a little more even keel, the agitation is incredible...i have started smoking again after quitting for 3 months just because of how saphris makes me feel! the taste is yuck but thats okay
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Reviewer: puka, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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The taste is very nasty. I am not convinced that it is working for me because I feel worse but I will give it another day or so. It does taste very bad and then makes your tongue numb. Not good

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The taste is very nasty. I am not convinced that it is working for me because I feel worse but I will give it another day or so. It does taste very bad and then makes your tongue numb. Not good
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