Posted by SLS on February 27, 2012, at 6:10:55
In reply to Re: Saphris - how long to kick in? » SLS, posted by Solstice on February 27, 2012, at 0:21:00
> > > If Saphris is going to work, how long does it generally take to kick in?
> > For bipolar mania, my guess is 3 - 7 days. I hope someone else will chime in on this. By comparison, it can take several weeks for an AP to work in schizophrenia.
> I finally found something on NAMI that said that *some* improvement in *some* patients make be noticed in a few weeks, but that full benefits may not be noticed for 6 - 12 weeks or longer.I think it may take a few weeks for a neuroleptic AP to work for bipolar I psychotic mania, but probably not so much for bipolar II hypomania. Obviously, I asked my question regarding Geodon so as to corroborate my observations.
> > How long did it take for the Geodon to begin working?
> It seemed like it was right away - like the next day she woke up a different person.Yes. Zyprexa worked over night for me when I became manic. Gosh, it felt so good to be normal. That lasted for a few days. I can still remember how it felt.
One thing to keep in mind is that the common progression of phases in bipolar disorder follows the pattern of:
normal -> mania -> depression -> normal
There is a tendency for people to become depressed immediately after a mania is extinguished. However, this may only be temporary, and require some time for the depression to resolve. There are some people who do not experience a post-manic depression at all.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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