Posted by Christ_empowered on May 13, 2016, at 9:38:22
In reply to Re: Does Vraylar aggravate or help anxiety? » J Kelly, posted by J Kelly on May 13, 2016, at 6:33:05
I think neuroleptics/tranquilizers can reduce anxiety in a lot of people. If you google it, you'll see trials on just about any neuroleptic for various anxiety disorders.
Problem is...akathisia is always an issue. Abilify has a reputation for causing akathisia, but...I personally experienced akathisia on the other atypicals, but not on Abilify. I would imagine Vraylar would be somewhat similar...some people/patients get akathisia from D2 partial agonists but do OK with more traditional AP/AAP drugs, while another group probably tolerates the D2 partial agonists much better than the other options.
Plus...at this point, the data isn't there for anybody to tell you one way or another. Other people/patients can tell you their experiences, but...the available data is mostly company sponsored and not all that long term. Kinda like when Abilify came out they said it would not cause any weight gain, and now that its generic docs will admit it can cause weight gain.
Good luck!
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