I am a Psychiatrist who prescribes a lot of antipsychotic meds. The biggest obstacle to treatment is the side effects of meds. In my opinion Zyprexa by Lilly works the best but it causes the most weight gain, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and has risks of diabetes. Risperdal and Seroquel have less risk but they don't work as well - Risperdal causes high Prolactin levels and galactorrhea. Seroquel causes a lot of sedation which is sometimes a good thing but often interferes with daily functioning. Clozaril is another option but it causes weight gain and requires weekly blood tests to watch for low WBC.
Options that don't cause weight gain, etc are supposedly Geodon and Abilify but they only work about 50% of the time and many pts need additional antipsychotics. Recently we have seen more weight gain on Abilify.
What I'm getting at is that Psychiatrists and patients are waiting for an antipsychotic that works and doesn't cause weight gain. It is not just for Schizophrenia. Once it is approved we will use it for Bipolar patients who are manic, Dementia with psychosis and substance abused with psychosis. We have a lot of people getting older and getting psychotic in nursing homes and a lot of young people unfortunately doing meth on a daily basis until they get psychotic.
Of course there's some risk that Fanapt won't work or may cause some yet unknown serious side effect. In my opinion it's worth the risk. Buy VNDA and WAVX and I guarantee 1 or both will triple in the next year or your money back - not the money you invest, just the money you paid for this advice.
