User Reviews for Lurasidone

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: I have been taking Latuda a little over a week. So far my experience with this medicine has been a positive one. I started out on 40mg but a few days later I was switched to 80mg. So far the only side effects I've had are an extremely dry mouth and loss of appetite. I am also taking Lithium and Artane. Will post more after I've been on Latuda a little while longer.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: I have been taking this medication for almost a month. I had a good experience at 40mg and opted to try the higher dosage of 80mg. It has been nothing short of amazing. I have been on every AAP except for Clozapine with mediocre to average results.. even in combinations. I do take the 80mg of Latuda with 300mg of Seroquel XR, but the Latuda has made a huge difference cognitively.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I have taken Latuda for about 2 weeks for Bipolar Depression. I also take Prozac and Depakote. I have never had a medicine work so quickly and dramatically. I can feel again...love for my family...optimism...although I am not sleeping as I did before. I have gone from 12-13 hours/night to 6-8 hours/night. I have had brief episodes of irritability but so far have been able to resolve them quickly. I feel better than I have in years.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: 2 weeks ago I had a severe psychotic break despite both Abilify and Geodon. To avoid hospitalization, my doctor and I usually add Zyprexa, but I wanted to avoid the rapid weight gain, though it is otherwise a miracle drug. This time we tried Latuda. Within about 5 days my thoughts were much clearer, my energy higher, mood brighter. Overall Latuda seemed the medication I had been looking for: Zyprexa without side effects: no weight gain and no extreme sedation (in fact the opposite): I sleep fine at night. I do at times take a little Ativan, at night but not always. And I wake in the morning eager to rise and meet whatever the day brings. In short, I haven't felt better and more hopeful than this is a very long while.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been on Latuda 8 days. I have loss of appetite but have been emotionally balanced, slight headache. Maybe from not eating very much. Mood is good.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I am in month 2 of taking Latuda. I have bipolar with psychotic features. When I started Latuda it was bad. I was sleeping all day and night. Then it switched... I was going to sleep at 10pm and would be wide awake at 4 am. I have lost weight since starting it which is welcome due to having gained weight on lithium. My moods are great and any irritability I experience subsides quickly. I have had no psychotic thoughts or actions since I started the Latuda. Even better, it has barely any side effects. I do notice a tiny bit of anxiety and restless legs though. But not every night. REMEMBER TO TAKE WITH 350 CALORIES OF FOOD.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: Latuda is awesome, I've been on it for about 3 weeks and I seem to be feeling better every day. I am also on Prozac, Dexedrine, and Klonopin. But we switched out Zyprexa for Latuda and it's been a miracle so far, I don't really notice many side effects and I'm losing weight like crazy and not trying to. I hope it keeps up the good things.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I take this for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Was taking 850 Mg of Seroquel 1 in the morning 1 in the afternoon and 2 at night before bed time. I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. This is something like having both schizophrenia and bipolar at the same time. I did not like taking Seroquel because it made me gain weight and I felt like I always had to keep moving. I was put on Latuda 40 MG and it seems to work. I have been taking it for a week now. Almost no side effects. I am still here and see things that are not there but the Latuda helps me know what is real and not and it helps me better handle them. It works as good as any other one I have tried but side effect free. I highly recommend trying this out.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I am on day 4 of Latuda. I am weaning off of Saphris which was like a miracle as far as effects and stabilization of mood (despite horrible taste). The taste of Saphris eventually made it very difficult to take consistently so my prescriber chose Latuda at 40 mg to swallow daily. Already noticing a maintaining balance of mood despite drastic decrease in Saphris. I hope that Latuda will work just as well as Saphris, if not better. More review to follow but initial reaction is a positive one.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: Irritable, agitated, impatient, anxious and increased anger.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been on Latuda for 3 months after being on Lithium for Bipolar Disorder and have experienced nothing but great results. Lithium which I was on for 10 years began to rot my teeth because of dry mouth so I asked for a new medicine and the Doctor told me Latuda was brand new and is used primarily for schizophrenia but is used for Bipolar also. About 5 days into treatment I had experienced noticeable changes. They were a sense of calm without the "tunnel vision" and tiredness. I am a little more manic but not bad it's more like just being awake more not bouncing off the walls. I sleep about 3 hours less but because of the awake aspect of the medicine you can't really notice. So, I say it's an excellent medicine and is worth a try.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I am diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and ADHD. I take Straterra for ADHD, which stopped the anxiousness, and I just started Latuda two days ago. It has been a dream! Since I have had such difficultly responding to several bipolar medicines that were prescribed, it is so refreshing to have found a medicine that makes me feel like myself without the moods. I am so grateful! However my only struggle with Latuda has affected my sleep slightly, I am a bit more restless when I sleep, but I have been compensating this issue with taking melatonin.. not a big issue for the amount of positives I am experiencing! Hopefully it will improve with continued use.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I was recently taken off of lithium for bipolar because of my thyroid problems. I am very happy with Latuda. It works quickly and makes me feel normal for the most part. I have only had a little irritability, but it quickly subsided. The main problem I have had with Latuda is drowsiness. I take it at night, but am still having a difficult time waking up. I'm going to try taking it earlier, like right after dinner, and see if that helps me wake up earlier. I have to wake up by 6:00 a.m. once school starts again since I am a teacher. I have been waking up around 10:00 a.m., and don't think that will work. I recommend trying Latuda!

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: Latuda has helped me so much with my anxiety and depression. I'm taking 20 mg once a day and I feel great.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: This medication did not work well for me. I keep hearing voices while I go to sleep. It seems like the medication only works for 3 or 4 hours. Then, it stops working. I am also having a problem with center of balance with this medication. I keep having mini-vertigos. I saw the other ratings and I was tempted but this medication just did not workout for me.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I started taking Latuda 4 days ago for bipolar. So far I have noticed a change in my mood. Days are brighter and I'm not hungry which is a good thing. I am still taking Lamictal, Dexedrine and Ativan. I am still having trouble with racing thoughts while asleep. I hope this will change soon.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been on Latuda now for three weeks and am quite pleased. My anger and agitation level is tolerable (great difference). My manic is still elevated but where I like it. First week I had bouts of headaches that have since passed. I can't take it at dinner because I only last about an hour and a half after taking it. Only issue I'm struggling with right now is although I get tired from the pill I can't fall asleep.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: This is the end of the second month on Latuda and I like it because there aren't any side effects. I sleep less than I did on the many other medicines I have tried. I'm finally losing weight (with the other medicines I'd gained 40 lbs). Overall I have more energy with this medicine and it seems to be very effective. I take a 40mg dosage.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been taking 400mg of Lamictal a day for about 3 years now and my doctor suggested adding Latuda to the mix. When I first started taking 40 mg of Latuda I was getting a headache, which made me panic. So we cut it down to 10mg twice a week and it seems to be working well. Just enough to get by. As posted earlier I felt it kind of hard to get up in the morning when taking Latuda at night. I take it before bed in fear of having that panicky headache thing going on again.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizophrenia: My daughter takes 40mg of the Latuda. You should always take it with your dinner no later then five or you will be tried in the morning. This was told to me by her doctor. She has been on this medicine for about 7 months. She sleeps well at night.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I am taking 900mg of lithium for bipolar and Seroquel. I was on 600mg and it made me gain 20 pounds in 3 weeks so I got off also due to high cholesterol. and I was put on Latuda last week. I threw up the 1st two days taking it and it was hell but now I'm used to it and feel calm and sleep better. So far so good. Stopped gaining and now I don't care to eat as much. GREAT.

Latuda (lurasidone): I ended up in the ER three days after starting it feeling like I couldn't sit still and I was going crazy. I was shaking, feeling short of breath and feeling suicidal.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder: I started Latuda about a week and a half ago and for once, my husband noticed I had a brighter mood. The nausea hits me a little bit but it's not so severe that I would stop the medication. For those who take Verapamil for migraines (etc) should be warned - my psychiatric nurse practitioner did not say there is a moderate interaction between these two medications. Verapamil potentiates Latuda, thus making Latuda stronger. I haven't had any other nasty side effects. No EPS. Good sign.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been on Latuda for several months, recently increased to 60 mg. At first, I thought it was pretty good, subtle improvements. Now it's hard to say. I have intense intrusive thoughts every day, suicidal and I've begun hearing music in the distance (like tinnitus, but music instead of ringing.) The former two existed to some degree before I started Latuda, the latter is brand new. Most noted side effect: EXTREMELY sedating for 2-3 hours abruptly followed by intense restlessness, need to move. Haven't figured out a good time of day to take it for this reason. Take it in the morning, I'm fighting drowsiness half the day. Take it in the evening, I'm wide awake until 2 AM. Also, nausea. Other medicines I take: Lamictal, Prozac, Cardizem, Ativan.

Latuda (lurasidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder: I have now been on a 40mg a day dose of Latuda since April 18th, 2011, and it is now September 10, 2011. I have found the Latuda in conjunction with 200 mg of Geodon, I have been on it since 2002. I am now as balanced as I have been in the last 41 years. The only side effect has been a dry mouth; however, I have no teeth, at age 51, and it is not bad.