Caplyta for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)
Caplyta has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 109 reviews for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder. 58% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Caplyta
- Bipol...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 29, 2022
"Has anyone taken this for bipolar??? Thinking about giving it a try"
- bluesky
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 7, 2024
"Excellent medication. I tried antidepressants all throughout the nineties up until now. They never really worked for me. Caplyta helps with my hyperactivity, anxiety, and depression symptoms."
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- Suz
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 29, 2024
"Very, very tired. Slurred speech, diarrhea, dry mouth, headaches."
- lex
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 23, 2022
"Absolutely horrible. I threw up, my hands and feet started swelling up and felt like they were on fire, I had a fever of 100, and I went in and out of consciousness."
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- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 16, 2022
"First day on caplyta. Little to no side effects compared to half a dozen others I’ve tried. So far so good."
- GodOf...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 23, 2023
"Switched from Abilify to Caplyta and so far it's been a miracle drug. I've lost 11 pounds in a little over 2 weeks with no side effects to speak of. I'm excited to see its full potential soon."
- Lisg
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 30, 2023
"Made me more depressed, very tired, and unfocused. Not a good combo for a person with bipolar and ADHD. I tried it for a month before giving up."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 18, 2022
"Make me feel super tired and hungover the next day, terrible headache, and body temp fluctuations"
- traci...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 26, 2024
"This medicine is the best bipolar medicine I've been on. Taking this medicine has leveled me out. Other medications would have me so agitated. I love this medicine."
- Anonymous
- May 13, 2023
"Caplyta helped my bipolar and my moods. After 2 months though I started to get neck pain. I took it for another month and then finally quit taking it. I'm still having neck pain."
- John
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 19, 2023
"Didn't feel any different and was no where near as effective as lithium. I experienced no side effects or any benefits."
- Jay
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 7, 2023
"Help my depression go away and stay away, overall no side effects, seems to have helped me tremendously!!!"
- Yolanda...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 8, 2024
"My experience has been good. I am very stable, and I don't have any weight gain or sedation."
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