Antipsychotic reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 330 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Antipsychotic brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/BipolarReddit, r/schizophrenia, r/bipolar2, r/Psychosis, r/bipolar. Top-rated brands include Latuda (3.9/5), Abilify (3.8/5), Seroquel (4.0/5).
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Reviews330
Subreddits16
Posts47
Brands41
Products27
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#1
Latuda
3.9
(54)
"Latuda has been great for me, have had minimal side effects"
"Latuda is the best one I've been on. I haven't gained weight, it doesn't make me sleepy, it hasn't messed with my libido, and it doesn't make me feel like a zombie."
"Latuda is the only thing that worked for me."
"It’s the only thing that keeps me stable without side effects except it used to make me drowsy."
"Latuda has been a game changer for me!"
"For me Latuda (lurasidone) is best with least side effects."
"Lurasidone by a mile! It's gotten rid of my consistent auditory hallucination, and almost all of my paranoia and delusional thinking."
"Latida hands down."
"Latuda works Wonders for me along with my Lamictal."
"Latuda made a huge difference when I got put on it."
#2
Abilify
3.8
(48)
"Abilify worked for me no weight gain at all. Ive been able to produce like 5 albums on it and feel decent most days."
"Aripiprazole/abilify has done great for me. Minimal side effects and my delusions have nearly disappeared."
"Abilify did wonders for my OCD."
"Abilify has only the benefits and none of the side effects for me"
"Abilify is by far the best"
"Abilify has been the best for me. Little side effects and effective for my issues."
"I like abilify. Comparatively much lower risk of tardive dyskinesia compared to older antipsychotics and Risperdal, more weight neutral than many other antipsychotics."
"I’m on abilify and it works great"
"+1 for abilify. No zombie feelings at all, or weight gain. Just my experience tho."
"I'm on Abilify which stopped me gaining weight after being on Quetiapine"
#3
Seroquel
4.0
(33)
"Seroquel (quetapine) all the way!!!"
"Quetiapine is the best. It can affect your heart, though. Quetiapine has fewer mental side effects, I'm calm, no episodes."
"Quetiapine honestly works the best for me."
"Seroquel has kept me stable for over a decade."
"Seroquel! 💊 I slept like a baby from 10pm to 7am."
"Seroquel does it for me."
"I’ve been on quetiapine (seroquel) for 5 years now."
"Seroquel... Fought it for a long time. but now I look forward to it every night cause it helps me sleep and keeps everything even."
"Seroquel saved my life."
"Seroquel has been the best."
#4
Vraylar
4.2
(27)
"It's the only med that significantly helped my depression and completely got rid of my mania with zero side effects."
"No weight gain or side effects. Targets depression, hypomania and mania."
"I take Zoloft and Vraylar, i can’t tell you the last time i had a bad mental health day. It’s been a game changer for me."
"Vraylar has had the least noticeable side effects for me."
"Vraylar for me. I don't see that one mentioned often but it really helped me out"
"Vraylar!!"
"Vraylar is the best for me."
"Vraylar was the only med that changed my life."
"I haven't had any side effects from it."
"I’m on Vraylar and Abilify, and since being on this combo (6 months), I haven’t had any hallucinations."
#5
Zyprexa
3.4
(19)
"Zyprexa made it all go away."
"Zyprexa works amazing for me"
"Zyprexa has kept me stable for over a year now."
"Olanzapine. If that’s not enough, then clozapine and all its use entails."
"The one that had the mildest side effects was olanzapine. Calms my mania and makes me a bit “daydeamy”. Also helps me sleep a full night."
"Zyprexa works well for me."
"Olanzapine is my first antipsychotic and it’s kept my mania at bay and made the voices go away."
"I’ve been taking olazapine for a few months and it seems to be working pretty well."
"Olanzapine + Haloperidol. Despite the side effects, I'm better than ever regarding psychosis."
"Olanzapine + sertraline is helping me"
#6
Clozapine
4.5
(13)
"Well, for schizophrenia its clozapine, which is perhaps the most effective. It has low side effects too, except that it has a somewhat not uncommon side effect of neutropenia and agranulocytosis."
"Clozapine is, by far, the most effective antipsychotic. The reason we're not all on it is because it's dangerous and requires constant monitoring."
"Clozapine has worked wonders for me, along with quetiapine"
"I'm surprised no one has mentioned Clozapine. It is the only antipsychotic that worked."
"It has almost put me in full remission so I would recommend it."
"Clozapine for mixed episodes and mania, Latuda for depression."
"I had a surprising amount of success with relatively low dose clozapine."
"Once you get there, a good percentage of people see really amazing results."
"I would give the clozapine a shot if I were you. It’s supposed to be quite effective all around."
"Clozapine has put the TD in remission"
#7
Geodon
3.8
(15)
"I've had the least side effects and best efficacy on ziprasidone (Geodon)"
"Ziprasidone (geodon) saved my life!"
"Geodon (ziprasidone) and it's been great at managing my bipolar."
"Geodon has worked wonders for me."
"Ziprasidone/Geodon has worked well for me and has helped me lose weight."
"I am on 20mg of Geodon and 200mgs of Sodium Valproate because I am a nightmare to treat with medication. This level of dosage works pretty well and the side effects are mild enough that I can live with them."
"I take Geodon. It helps me sleep and reduces my anxiety."
"I talked to my psych about it and he put me on Geodon which has completely eliminated my appetite."
"Geodon."
"I had great success with geodon."
#8
Quetiapine
3.9
(13)
"Quetiapine/seroquel, omg. The WORST side effects for a week while I adjusted then the best I have ever felt in my life."
"For me Quetiapine (Seroquel) has worked best for me and I’ve been on it over 3 years."
"Quetiapine... helps with depression and hypomania/mania."
"Lamotragine & Quetiapene combo."
"Quetiapine (Seroquel) works best for me."
"I have good memories of quetiapine, my goodness that drug worked well for me"
"I have only tried quetiapine and so far so good."
"Quetiapine for the win!"
"Quetiapine (Seroquel) + Lamotrigine (Lamictal). Basically no side effects from the second one."
"I found quetiapine to be only one works for me personally for paranoid schizophrenia."
#9
Rexulti
4.1
(11)
"Rexulti got rid of my adderall and cannabis induced psychosis."
"Rexulti."
"Rexulti saved me."
"For me Rexulti work wonders because it treats also negative symptoms and helps wit depression. And I have zero side effects from it"
"I had minimum side effects and felt alive again."
"No side effects so far and feeling really balanced."
"Rexulti and vraylar honestly I’ve realized I have the least side effects in forever."
"Rexulti."
"Rexulti"
"Rexulti works great for me but it led to wild weight gain."
#10
Caplyta
4.1
(9)
"I love Caplyta. I have no side effects. I still hear the music or noise or voices when highly stressed, but holy shit, one day, i realized... it's quiet."
"I take Caplyta/Lumateperone. It's the only thing that works for me, everything else has such severe side effects such that I can't function normally"
"Caplyta"
"Caplyta"
"Try Caplyta and lithium if your doctor allows you to"
"Caplyta was a game changer for me."
"Caplyta."
"She just started Caplyta and barring a week of sleeping a lot, she really likes it."
"I’ll see if caplyta is an option for me"
#11
Risperdal
3.8
(9)
"I’m on risperidal and I love it so much."
"Risperdal changed my life."
"Risperidone works for me"
"Risperidone works well for me"
"Risperdal is my current and fave out of all the ones I’ve tried."
"Risperdol completely eliminated my paranoia."
"Risperdal"
"Im actually taking risperidone and for the rapid weight gain they put me on metformin to help counter it."
"Seroquel, Risperdal, Latuda. All them caused issues with swallowing and choking. As well as teeth grinding and clenching"
#12
Olanzapine
4.1
(8)
"Zyprexa is the number one."
"I'm the most stable I have felt since my psychosis."
"It really does reduce my flashbacks alongside my other mental health meds."
"It changed me back into the woman I was before getting bipolar symptoms"
"Olanzapine stopped my suicidal panic attacks and helped me finish college"
"Olanzapine is my preference."
"5mg olanzapine or abilify or small dose latuda"
"If you’re motivated to exercise and control your diet, Zyprexa/Olanzapine has worked great for others and myself."
#13
Invega
3.9
(8)
"Invega has actually been the first one that has helped me a lot."
"Invega works the best for me. Others had horrible side effects."
"I actually switched to Invega which is not considered weight neutral but I was able to lose on it."
"Invega has been working pretty well for me and has had minimal side effects."
"I’m on the Invega injections. So far so good except I don’t have any interest in sex whatsoever."
"Invega just the meds version I don't feel any side effects"
"Paliperidone (also called Invega), it's been the "least bad" medication"
"Invega had the most agonizing side effects, in my experience."
#14
Risperidone
4.3
(7)
"Risperidone works miracles for me."
"Risperidone, hands down. It is the most effective antipsychotic in my experience and it works immediately."
"I got put on risperidone and all that stopped."
"I tried Risperidone and I feel even better. Its been 9 months."
"I was on risperidone at one point and I agree! It is the best."
"Risperidone and invega are the only ones I can take"
"I'm on risperdone too. It's worked great for me but I do get the odd paranoid session."
#15
Lithium
3.7
(6)
"Low dose lithium. No side effects @ 300mg/day."
"Yeah, lithium and vraylar. working great :)"
"The one with the fewest side effects for me has been lithium."
"I take lithium by itself and I’ve lost 40lbs since October. I gained 80lbs on Abilify, switched to risperidone and gained another 20lbs."
"Stabilizer for me. They only touch mania, expect for lithium working for depression too."
"Lithium hasn’t made me hungry when I forgot my abilify but fuck man if has given me serve painful acne I want out"
#16
Ziprasidone
4.4
(5)
"Ziprasidone has been a life changer for me!"
"It's stopped my suicidal thoughts after 20 years of agony."
"Ziprasidone/geodon seems to do the job for me."
"Ziprasidone- would be my go to if I didn’t have to take it twice a day."
"I find ziprasidone good."
#17
Lamotrigine
4.0
(5)
"I’ve been increasing lamotrigene and decreasing lithium, and I’ve lost 10 lbs over 4 months."
"Lamotrigine and vraylar! i take a combo of both for bipolar 1"
"The ones that have worked best for me so far is combination Lamotrigine and Latuda"
"Lamotrigine has made me stable"
"Quetiapine (Seroquel) + Lamotrigine (Lamictal). Basically no side effects from the second one."
#18
Haldol
4.0
(4)
"Got my literal life back."
"Haldol is the best during a severe emergency"
"I lost weight then maintained a healthy 135 while on Haldol, vs being about 185 while on Zyprexa."
"Haldol is kinda cheap and not so bad."
#19
Amisulpride
4.3
(3)
"Low dose Amisulpride, great for anxiety and negatives"
"I'm on amisulpride. Works very well for me. Downside is prolactin and lower sex drive."
"The best for me was Amisulpride but they don’t prescribe it a lot any more."
#20
Haloperidol
4.0
(3)
"I was prescribed Haldol by my psych and so far it has worked wonders in me."
"I’m now on Haldol which I prefer so far. Doesn’t make me as tired."
"Haloperidol"
#21
Antipsychotics
4.5
(2)
"I take antipsychotics for both irritability caused by anxiety and for psychosis. It’s my favourite med I ever took."
"Heyy I took antipsychotics due to my nightmares and that I could sleep walk at night! That was the best thing for me."
#22
Thorazine
4.0
(2)
"Thorazine is amazing"
"Ability injection and Thorazine"
#23
Metformin
4.0
(2)
"My psych put me on Metformin to help regulate my weight while on Seroquel, and it’s worked and now I just get to enjoy the benefits of the med."
"Metformin can help with insulin resistance which can make weight gain happen especially on antipsychotics."
#24
Saphris
3.5
(2)
"Saphris!! Doesn't put me on my ass feeling like a zombie, and doesn't have the intense food cravings I had on haldol or Seroquel"
"Worst one for me was saphris."
#25
Lamictal
3.5
(2)
"My psychiatrist said that lithium causes weight gain more so in conjunction with antipsychotics than by itself. i’m on lamictal and a low dosage of lithium and have actually been losing a fair amount of weight"
"I’ll try Lamictal"
#26
Lurasidone
3.5
(2)
"I'm on lurasidone and lamotrigine for BP ii and have noticed a weight reduction since starting it in mid March."
"Lurasidone
Sodium Valporate"
#27
Aripiprazole
2.0
(3)
"Aripiprazole if it works for you. It didn’t work for me."
"Tried aripiprazole for a year didn’t react well with me hopefully u have better luck"
"Before switching to lamotrigine, I was on aripiprazole + buspirone. Unfortunately I did have side effects."
#28
Fluoxetine
3.0
(2)
"I take fluoxetine, geodon, and mirtazapine."
"Fluoxetine and lamictal made me gain huge amounts of weight. Abilify was weight neutral for me."
#29
Fluphenazine
5.0
(1)
"Fluphenazine works great for me"
#30
Lamotrogine
5.0
(1)
"Best mood stabilizer, tho, Lamotrogine. Fucking godsend for me."
#31
Lybalvi
4.0
(1)
"Lybalvi. Which has olanzapine in it."
#32
Depakote
4.0
(1)
"I'm personally on depakote and haven't noticed any weight gain and have had very little side effects."
#33
Cariprazine
4.0
(1)
"I'm on the same medication, plus cariprazine"
#34
Carbamazepine
4.0
(1)
"Carbamazepine is the only one with no weight gain, established over 50 years. Caplyta could also work, but studies are short term and it is a new drug."
#35
Antipsychotic Stack
4.0
(1)
"This is my antipsychotic stack, with a bunch of alternative nontraditional antipsychotics. They work best when combined together."
#36
Brexpiprazole
4.0
(1)
"Brexpiprazole (rexulti) has been the best I’ve taken."
#37
Amysulpride
4.0
(1)
"Amysulpride has been the best for me."
#38
Prozac
4.0
(1)
"The Prozac/zyprexa combo works for many and is clinically proven to help."
#39
Paliperidone
3.0
(1)
"Paliperidone is pretty good."
#40
Perfenazine
3.0
(1)
"I have Perfenazine. Makes slow but I’m not messed up in my head like I want to die because of unsatisfaction"
#41
Seroquel XR
3.0
(1)
"Seroquel XR. Abilify didn't work for me."
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