"vraylar saved my life. i was diagnosed bipolar in my early 20&#039;s. i went through a 5 year stint of hard drugs nearly killing myself. after getting sober in 2010, i  took depacot (made me gain a ton of weight) lithium ( gave me intense tremors and i was always thirsty). so, i decided to go off meds. relapsed on alcohol. found myself in the hospital within a month for trying to commit suicide. i went to a partial hospitalization program where the psych dr prescribed me vraylar. i swear within 3 days, i was a new person. i had tons of energy, i was happy, and it&#039;s only been a week i am still only on the 1.5 dose. i am so thankful for this drug. i am usually extremely sensitive to psych meds and have experience no side affects."