I'm dropping the lithium, Luvox and Risperdal but keeping the Depakote to go with the Latuda. I'm cautious because Depakote really drains the color out of life for me. Will adding Latuda combat this or enhance it?
Latuda with Depakote?
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- 6 Jan 2012 by Jacom011
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- depakote, luvox, risperdal, bipolar disorder, lithium, schizoaffective disorder, latuda
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sruasonid7 Jan 2012
Hi. Latuda and Depakote ER are the combination I take. I was specifically given Latuda because I have narcolepsy and it was a lot less likely than Zyprexa (which I'd taken before) to put me to sleep. Been on this combo for 7 months now, and I have to say I really feel the improvement. Very good change for me, all in all. I was doing terrible for the past two years before the change. Good luck.
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Hi, I totally agree with your advice that depakote combined with zyprexa is a brutal cocktail... I did that for six years, and it was the biggest mistake I ever made. Can't help the poster with the latuda question, as it puzzles me... I heard that it was a drug for schizophrenia, and that as per the FDA, that was the only approved indication for this drug... but that it WAS used as an off-label drug in certain cases for the treatment of bipolar. That it probably WILL down the line be approved for this particular usage, but as it currently stands, it is only doctors, without FDA official approval, issuing prescriptions for this drug. Same thing for topomax... an "off-label" drug i.e. a possible mood stabilizer, which carries the advantage that it is a weight -LOSING rather than gaining drug. Due to that, I was itching to get my hands on it (as that's all it takes to sell a drug to me lol... even my pals would be jealous if I had such a thing!!! )...
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but my doc shot me down very fast on that idea... said that as it hadn't met with FDA approval for this usage, he wouldn't issue it to me. Interesting how doctors vary... some are willing to take chances on non-approved drugs, whereas others just wont go there with you.
Hope that this latuda drug turns out to be a success story.
Hi, I totally agree with your advice that depakote combined with zyprexa is a brutal cocktail... I did that for six years, and it was the biggest mistake I ever made. Can't help the poster with the latuda question, as it puzzles me... I heard that it was a drug for schizophrenia, and that as per the FDA, that was the only approved indication for this drug... but that it WAS used as an off-label drug in certain cases for the treatment of bipolar. That it probably WILL down the line be approved for this particular usage, but as it currently stands, it is only doctors, without FDA official approval, issuing prescriptions for this drug. Same thing for topomax... an "off-label" drug i.e. a possible mood stabilizer, which carries the advantage that it is a weight -LOSING rather than gaining drug. Due to that, I was itching to get my hands on it (as that's all it takes to sell a drug to me lol... even my pals would be jealous if I had such a thing!!! )...
Expand this post...
but my doc shot me down very fast on that idea... said that as it hadn't met with FDA approval for this usage, he wouldn't issue it to me. Interesting how doctors vary... some are willing to take chances on non-approved drugs, whereas others just wont go there with you.
Hope that this latuda drug turns out to be a success story.
I've been on every imaginable combination of medications over the years. It's come to the point that I just get whatever is "new" from my doctor. I seem to be his guinea pig for "off label use". Always looking for that miracle drug (like Zyprexa was) that doesn't carry the horrible side effects. I've been battling mental illness since I was first diagnosed in 1976 at six years old. Certain medications work great but have terrible side effects and some drugs are low on side effects but don't do much. The real trouble is that it usually takes YEARS on different meds to figure this out. I'm sure you can relate. So far the Latuda just keeps me awake at night and makes me feel like I should keep moving all the time. I'm in the first two weeks so I know it will pan out over time. It's definitely helped with my mood. Being in a support group helps as well. I can't rely on just the medication to make me feel well - I have to put in the effort as well.