Saphris vs Xanax
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| This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). Asenapine helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It may also help to decrease hallucinations (hearing/seeing things that are not there) and prevent severe mood swings. Asenapine is a psychiatric medication that belongs to the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters). | Xanax is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. It works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). | |||
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| Add Saphris review This drug has given me some bad side effects, I'm gassy, bloated and I have Type 1 Diabetes and Saphris seems to be raising my blood sugars, I've been on in for almost a month and my blood sugars can't get below 300, and I have to take very large doses of insulin as well, not to mention it's making me eat and eat. I was on Risperdal before and that made me gain 25 lbs but I have to say this medication has increased my appetite even more. It also numbs my mouth and tongue and messes with my taste buds. I've been kind of Hypo-manic since I've been taking it so my mood hasn't crashed yet, but I am going to stop taking it, a lot of the reviews on here say Saphris is great at stabilizing mood. I really wish I could stay on it to see that but I have to take care of my diabetes and blood sugars so need to find another anti-psychotic, have tried quite a few so far and haven't found a good match yet. Risperdal did work but it made me fat. black cherry taste my "a"..hard to get out of container. makes me sleepy at first and then when get up in am start acting very manic. yelling at my animals, also don't want to be around people. I'm not sure yet. better than serequel. Am losing weight instead of gaining but jeez, the mania is not a good thing for me. will give a little more time cuz sick of bouncing around with different pills. I also take lithium.. | Add Xanax review owcaitelltedifermt,wataretetotell when i was first prescribed this medication it helept me get out in the world helept me socialy and i found that thay help with everything, but after using them for over 10 years thay don't work as well ,but i have been reduced dramatically and ofcourse thay don''t work as well ,it's people that shoot them up and abuseing them that stuff it up for enyone that may need them,i hate going to get the ... I moved to a new state with my kids and over the road trucker,husband who had to leave the next morning after we got to the new house. I was driving back to my home state to visit and had a terrible panic attack that required a trip to the er, all 3 kids with me. That was 12 years ago that i was prescribed this life changing drug. I am now an addict, i have never been to a mental health specialist ... I suffer from social anxiety-fear of public speaking especially to large groups. The anxiety and panic can be overwhelming! Xanax really works getting me thru it. So grateful to have & use only when needed. | |||
