User Reviews for Latuda

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Irritable, agitated, impatient, anxious and increased anger.

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.

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.

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 has helped me so much with my anxiety and depression. I'm taking 20 mg once a day and I feel great.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

7 days ago my psych added Latuda 80mg a night to my usual diet of 300mg lithium and 0.5 mg Ativan (when required). The first two days as he tapered me up to 80mg of Latuda I was tired almost sedated and super relaxed. My horrible rapid cycling has stopped, paranoia significantly lessened. I have only cried 3 TIMES this week and I feel amazingly like "my old self again." I'm almost afraid its to good to be true and suddenly side effects are going to start. But so far so good! The only thing I've noticed is that I am eating again. I was having so much anxiety my food was choking me. I am not gaining weight, just able to relax enough to eat. I am hoping it will continue working and I will be able to wean off the lithium because of the side effects.

I've been taking Latuda since about November. I also take Klonopin to help me sleep which it doesn't seem to be doing anymore. I take my Latuda in the evening. I've also noticed a huge drop in my sexual appetite and it definietly has suppressed my appetite. I don't eat much don't really have much of an appetite at all. I've started waking with a lot of muscle pain over the past week or so I see my Dr. again on the 16th and am going to ask him if this is usual which it seems to be from other people. I honestly like this medication more than most others I've been on and it's nice to lose the weight my old medications made me gain. I have a hard time waking up and usually sleep till about noon.

I had been on Latuda for two months. Great medicine except I had severe muscle weakness.

I have Bi-Polar and have been on Latuda for 3 days. Until reading your post, I was going to take myself off. The irritability is through the roof and right now I am in my manic mode, getting up everyday at 4:00, so lack of sleep doesn't help. My thoughts are foggy. But I am giving this medicine 2 weeks, I should know by then. Latuda replaced the Risperdal, I am on 1500 lithium, Klonopin, Prozac, and Vyvanse. So I hope to feel as good as all of you. Thanks for your experiences.

I started Latuda about a month ago. Its hard to know if is truly working because I am trying to come off of 300 mg of Seroquel. Whoever wrote Latuda made them restless, this happened to me too so my doctor gave me Cogentin and it worked. I'm still hungry all the time but once I'm off Seroquel I shouldn't be. I also take Vyvanse, Lorazepam, Restoril, and Keppra which is for my seizure disorder. I say Latuda is an 8 so far my paranoia is gone.

I have had great experience so far with Latuda. I started taking 40 mg in Nov., and it worked great for about a week, then I crashed again. Dr. put it up to 80 mg and I've been great ever since. I'm afraid, though, because my sex drive has completely disappeared, and if it's the Latuda, I'm going to have to go off it-and I hate to go off something that's working so well. However, I'm also on a pretty high dose of Lexapro, and the Dr. thinks it's more likely to be a side effect of that, so we're decreasing that and hopefully that will work, because otherwise I'm feeling really good. I'm really afraid I'll have to go off it.

I started Latuda after being on risperidone for a couple of months. Latuda has gotten better and better. Much less anxiety, more focused, less drowsy. I exercise a lot now too which I think helps a lot though. The only thing is it makes me a little nauseated right after I take it which is before bedtime.

Seems to really help stabilize me. I am not sure how long this medicine has been out for.