u/theolivecarden

Has anyone found any solutions to the constant dizziness/lightheadedness that comes with starting Caplyta? I have been on 42 mg for 2 weeks now and I am insanely dizzy. It started just at night and it slowly got earlier and earlier to the point where I'm dizzy pretty much the entire day. Sometimes my face feels numb and I feel like I'm just insanely drunk. I'm really trying to push through to see if the medication helps my depression but it's really hard with symptoms like these.

I started on Caplyta a little over a month ago. Prior to starting I was dealing with major depression and general apathy. I took 21mg for one week and then went up to 42mg for 2 weeks. I started feeling better even after 3-4 days on the 21 mg and about 3 weeks in I was feeling incredibly energized, motivated, and so much happier. I did not feel manic, I just felt like myself again. However, it got to the point where I was feeling very overstimulated and my mind was racing, so I ended up going back down to 21mg since I felt like it started working when I was still on 21mg. I was on 21mg for 2 weeks and I feel like it did not work at all and I am back to feeling depressed and hopeless. I went back up to 42 mg starting 5 days ago but so far I still feel the same. I am scared that starting Caplyta triggered a manic episode and that I won't be able to get that feeling back...has this happened for anyone else?