Kami's experience with VRAYLAR
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VRAYLAR USE
VRAYLAR is a prescription medicine used along with antidepressant medicines to treat major depressive disorder in adults.
Individual results may vary.
Please see Safety Considerations at the end of this video.
Stay tuned for Kami’s story on how she manages major depressive disorder (commonly referred to as depression).
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Kami
Living with major depressive disorder
VO: My name is Kami. I live in West Virginia. I'm a super proud mom of my little girl and I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
VO: The most important thing in my world is Elodie number one and then my family. We've always all been close.
VO: I was a teenager when I first started noticing that something wasn't right. Not wanting to get out of bed, not wanting to be around anybody, I wanted to isolate myself.
VO: It was getting to the point where I couldn't handle the symptoms on my own. I had to seek professional help.
VO: When I went to the doctor, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
VO: I took quite a few years to find a treatment plan that worked for me. Quite a few different doctors. I felt like they weren't listening to what I was saying. The doctor I have now, we'll talk through things. We work together on it. And we decided on the medicine together.
VO: I was taking an antidepressant and it was helping my symptoms, but it wasn't taking care of all the symptoms I was having. And I was still having my down days. That's when I went back to the doctor.
VO: My doctor added VRAYLAR to also help manage my depression.
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VRAYLAR added to an antidepressant has been shown to help reduce overall depression symptoms, on average, better than an antidepressant alone. Observed in 6- and 8-week studies. Individual results may vary.
VO: VRAYLAR plus my antidepressant helped me treat my depression symptoms.
VO: Now that my symptoms are better controlled I can navigate through life a little bit better.
VO: Other than medicine, I journal a lot. Journaling helps me get it out of my head. I handwrite every day my thoughts and what's going on in life.
VO: Most of my support system is my family. I socialize, go to work, and take care of my daughter. I have a lot of good days that give me more time to spend with my daughter.
VO: We go to the park a lot. We go to what we call our secret park. It's just a smaller park in our town.
VO: Having Elodie definitely helps a lot because it does keep my focus on her. She’s my little world. My world revolves around her. And she’s the one that helps me get through things. She gives me all the motivation in the world so that I can be there for her and watch her go through school and go through life and be the greatest person she can be. And I want to watch her grow up and thrive and do good things in life.
VO: If you've just been diagnosed with MDD, take your time to be patient. Put one foot in front of the other. It's important to seek help because you can't do it on your own.
VO: Talk to your doctor or your health care provider about what you can do to help manage your symptoms.
VO: I want to share my story because if there’s one person out there that I can help not feel alone and not feel like they are the only ones that go through this, then that will make me happy.
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Keep watching to see Safety Considerations for VRAYLAR.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
VRAYLAR may cause serious side effects, including:
- Elderly people with dementia-related psychosis have increased risk of death or stroke. VRAYLAR is not approved in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis.
- Tell your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. VRAYLAR and antidepressants may increase suicidal thoughts and actions in some children and young adults, especially in the first few months of treatment or when the dose is changed. VRAYLAR is not approved for people under 18 years of age.
- Seek medical help right away if you have high fever, stiff muscles, confusion, increased sweating, or changes in breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. These may be symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), a rare but potentially fatal side effect.
- VRAYLAR may cause uncontrolled body movements (tardive dyskinesia or TD) in your face, tongue, or other body parts, which may be permanent.
- VRAYLAR may cause problems with your metabolism, including increased cholesterol or triglycerides, weight gain, high blood sugar, and diabetes. Extremely high blood sugar can lead to coma or death.
- VRAYLAR may also cause low white blood cell count, decreased blood pressure, falls, seizures (convulsions), sleepiness, drowsiness, feeling tired, difficulty thinking and doing normal activities, increased body temperature, and difficulty swallowing.
Do not take VRAYLAR if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.
The most common side effects of VRAYLAR include difficulty moving or slow movements, tremors, uncontrolled body movements, restlessness and feeling like you need to move around, sleepiness, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, constipation, feeling tired, trouble sleeping, increased appetite, and dizziness.
Some side effects may happen a few weeks after starting VRAYLAR or if your dose increases. You and your doctor should monitor, discuss, and report any adverse events if they occur.
These are not all the possible side effects of VRAYLAR.
Please see additional Important Safety Information on the page below.
Please also see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warnings, and Medication Guide.
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US-VRAA-240104 8/2024