Latuda User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Cellis
• July 5, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "This drug is AMAZING! My negativr thoughts and mood swings are a Thing of the past.. FINALLY! Ive been on prozac, cymbalta, and fetzima (last one made me manic).. This is finally the one that worked for me! No side effects as of yet on 20 mg for 3 weeks.. Give it a Try for stabilizing mood"

• Rich...
• January 28, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "Have been on Latuda (80 mg) for 3 months and it has done wonders for me. I am primarily manic and Latuda has helped me greatly. Much better than Seroquel and a whole bunch of others. Some mild nausea but if I take it with the 350 calories required this equates to no nausea. still suffer from elevated anxiety but that's another issue."

• rusty...
• April 10, 2021

For Bipolar Disorder "My physician put me on Latuda about a year or two ago and I finally settled on 80mg per evening with food. It all seemed to be working well except on the weekends when I’d usually on eat two meals. I would take my Latuda at lunchtime and on 80mg struggled with the ability to keep still. I would just constantly feel the need to move around when lying down watching TV. This only occurred on weekends for some strange reason as when I’d come home from work on each weekday I’d eat something and take it around 5pm and usually fall asleep. No side effects no nothing. The weekends on the other hand became more troublesome and I requested to be taken off Latuda which my physician did but placed me on .25 mg of Risperdal. Bad idea. I couldn’t stay awake and was drowsy at work and had to leave work on two occasions. So I go back to see my PA and he suggests Latuda 60mg. Problem solved. The side effects of wanting to move around all the time went away."

• Eyeof...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "Diagnosed 20 years ago with bipolar 1. Struggled for years to try and manage depression with Paxil and anti anxiety meds. The ups and downs were absolutely wearing me out! Finally, Latuda was advised by my therapist for my psych to prescribe. 8 days in and I feel almost normal! I say "almost" since there is that little uncertainty with any new medicine that it will have staying power. So far, so good!"

• Joseph...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2019

For Bipolar Disorder "TAKE LATUDA AT NIGHT BEFORE SLEEP!!! I've only been taking it for a week, but the first few days were extremely uncomfortable with massive drowsiness. UNTIL. Until I took it at night and then I really had no drowsiness during the day, which was a game changer for me, I got to be productive again. I hope the med works out for me, but I just wanted to share that right away as it really helped me."

• Tina...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 20, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "Latuda changed my life. I feel normal. I'm 48 years old and have been on many, many different types of meds for Bipolar type 1. I was diagnosed when I was 28, and have had quite a roller coaster time until I was put on Latuda 80 mg as well as Wellbutrin XL 300. I also had to add Trazodone 100mg later for sleeping. It's been 3 1/2 years now and I'm married now and taking care of both of my daughters, my grandson, and my husband. It truly has changed my life to stable and normal."

• Frien...
• May 20, 2017

For Bipolar Disorder "Latuda is the fastest acting drug for bipolar depression I've experienced, without side effects. I was frankly dubious about ever finding anything that would work. Dr. prescribed it as an add on to Lamictal, which is a slow-acting drug. I took Latuda at 5 PM and the next day I was feeling noticeably better. On my 3rd day and I feel better than yesterday. If all goes well, this could be a miracle drug for me, even though it's too soon to know. It's been months after a mania episode that I've wind-down to a depressed state, that is not severe but has been constant, where I can't even remember the path to a thought pattern that isn't guilty, hopeless, or without pleasure. I've regained a peace of mind required to get therapeutic learned skills"

• Maddy
• June 28, 2016

For Schizophrenia "I remember going into a deep depression where I didn't want to live anymore. Being from an african background it was hard to explain this to my family as they don't believe in things like depression. This made things a bit worse for me. I would have panic attacks at work and suffer from racing suicidal thoughts. One day I had a psychotic episode and ended up being sectioned for a month. I refused medication at first because of all the horrible stories. However, I gave in. I started on 20mg then it was upped to 74mg. This was the greatest decision of my life. I have never felt so happy and grateful for my life. I can laugh again without faking my emotions, i can eat again I can sleep again. This is a miracle drug!!!!"

• mr andy
• August 13, 2011

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."

• Excep...
• January 18, 2013

For Bipolar Disorder "I've been on Abilify seems forever. It did work well except for my sleep. So I began Latuda 4 weeks ago and so far my sleep is really improved and so has my moods. I haven't had any side effects except for the sexual one, which they all seem to take away from that. Highly recommend Latuda. Very expensive though. "

• Anonymous
• August 17, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "I started Latuda about a month ago so far I feel amazing. My negative thoughts (voices in my head) are not gone but more positive and not so attacking. I havnt had any erges in my body to yell scream or cry for no reason. I havnt yet to pop off quick like I did before I have no feeling to even be upset. I'm Feeling as if iv let go of all the bad energy I had inside me. A lot more tired and restless I'm sure I will get more use to it later but it's help me not wake up in a panic like I did everyday before. I would truly recommend to anyone who just wants to figure out who they truly are somone who wants consistency with there self If that makes sense? I love the person I am now and I hope to keep feeling this way. Good luck"

• aries...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 13, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "Although I am totally stable on this medication, feel great in fact, I have gained weight (40 pounds to be exact). I take 40 Mg, for about two months now. I'd give it a 10 but for the weight gain (never been overweight in my life!) which is driving me crazy, especially since my appetite is way down. My dr is adding Wellbutrin to it. I am bipolar II. Been on almost everything else, bad side effects, especially on Abilify. Good luck. I had hoped to lose weight, but it looks like I'm predisposed to weight gain."

• STP
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 15, 2020

"I can't tell you how much this drug Latuda screwed up my life. I started taking it January 2019 for a mood disorder and by February I started getting severe severe akathisia that lasted for months. I could literally not sit still. I would get up at night and pace the floor crying. My mom just thought it was anxiety but I kept telling her that it was really severe. As night approached I would get severe anxiety and I still do now even off the medication. During August I also developed Tardive Dyskinsia. Before I would go to sleep, I would make these weird faces uncontrollably. Sometimes I would pull all-nighters and not take my meds because I didn’t want to take the medication. If I did I would just wake up at night, take a cold shower and drink 8 cups of coffee so I would be awake. I recently got off of it and I feel a lot better, although my nightly anxiety kicks in here and there. I just wish I never would have never taken this drug because it screwed up my mind. I do not recommend this to anyone"

• Deep...
• March 18, 2011

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."

• Anonymous
• September 27, 2011

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."

• hoods...
• April 3, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "I am 50ish and have had 'issues' since 20ish and never written a review. Diagnosis is 'bi-polar II' (not sure I agree) but, I also have sleep apnea, hypothyroid & seem to have ADD (only H is my non-stop brain). I have taken Wellbutrin, Prozac, geodon, abilify, seroquel, lamictal, cymbalta, zyprexa, lithium & others all at ridiculously high clinical doses - stopped each one cold turkey w/o issue. Lamictal worked a little at a point - Latuda (80mg) is the ONLY drug that has given me hope of feeling normal (along with ADD & thyroid). Working on the c-pap and hoping Latuda keeps working. This brain stuff is a lot of guessing & @ 30 yrs in, I was about to give up on ever feeling ok again - this is awesome! I remember being me & love it ; )"

• sobei...
• May 7, 2014

For Bipolar Disorder "I was diagnosed five years ago as being bipolar and long term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have taken many medicines. I felt so much better when adding Latuda that I went from 80 mg to 120 mg. I totally crashed. I was extremely depressed. I went off the medicine for six weeks. I started again taking 80 mg. I have been stable for five weeks. I also take lithium, Xanax, and Klonopin. I stay on a strict schedule of exercise. I am taking it day by day. This is one of my most expensive medicines."

• Ssano
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 8, 2019

For Bipolar Disorder "I began taking Latuda several years ago and it has been the best treatment for my bipolar depression. It keeps my mood up without causing mania. However, the key for me was in the dosing. I have always been more sensitive to drugs than other people, side effects are stronger, some drugs knock me out, with surgeries, anesthesia always makes me vomit, etc. I take 40 mg of Latuda and it works best. My doctor increased it to 60 mg because it's closer to the "therapeutic dose". That was too much for me. I was jittery, couldn't sit still, felt like a racing in my chest, it was a strange sensation. But when I went back down to 40mg, I was fine, and it's enough to treat my mood. If you're like me be careful of taking too much and find a doctor who is willing to listen about lowering doses. It works so well for me, my doctor gives me samples since I can't afford the high copays."

• minnewt
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 12, 2013

For Bipolar Disorder "I started taking 40mg of Latuda alone about 6 weeks ago now. Before that, I was wondering day-to-day if I would make it. Now, aside from being sleepy (that is the biggest side effect, but who doesn't like a nice mid-day nap) I am much more productive, I can get out of bed in the morning, I don't cry uncontrollably, and best of all I don't have those same impulses I did before with shopping and drinking/etc. This really is a miracle in a way. I am on Klonopin now too help sleep, as by the time I go to bed I am all worked up, and they help. They also help for meltdowns although I am going to talk to my psych to see if upping Latuda to 80mg is wise to prevent the meltdowns altogether. 23 and happy now, who would have ever guessed."

• Landry
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2020

For Bipolar Disorder "I was prescribed this medication to treat bipolar depression. At first it seemed to improve the mood swings but from day one I experienced severe akathisia and anxiety. I would take it at night and every time I did it would ruin my night. I tried to be patient with it for months but it ultimately landed me in the ER with the first panic attack I've ever had in my life. Even the ER told me to stop taking it immediately. I'm glad I did as I've felt much better since being off of it and trying something else. It's also insanely expensive which makes it even more frustrating."

• Deerf...
• November 12, 2016

For Bipolar Disorder "I am 58 with diagnosis received over 15 years ago. I have tried several antidepressants and antianxiety medication with little if any relief. Upon expressing frustration with my doctor, it was suggested to try latuda. I am on day 8 of 20 mg. Almost immediately felt calmer, clearer thinking, interest in my forgorgotten enjoyments. I am in good health physically. So far, no signs of any side affects and no weight gain at all (I gain weight easily) and gained over 20 lbs over the years using celexa and other antidepressants. My diagnosis was changed after 14 years to bipolar 1 same doctor all these years. I was afraid of medicines but deep depression forced me to try again. I'm happy so far with latuda. Good luck and God bless."

• scoop
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2013

For Bipolar Disorder "Began taking 20mg Latuda daily about ten days ago. About five days ago I noticed that I'm a lot less anxious - a lot less "catastrophising" - think more clearly, most definitely happier. My appetite is back as well. Suffering far less psychomotor retardation. Actually feel motivated to do some things! Genuine laughter! Also taking Aplenzin 522mg daily. Best I've felt in recent memory. It's my experience only. "

• flirt...
• March 1, 2011

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."

• Kat
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 23, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "I've been on Latuda going on two months now and it's just not working. I'm still depressed crying all the time, and have even been violent towards my boyfriend. Also very angry. The side effects are very bad for me since I don't have an appetite. But I was dealing with it. I tried and nothing. Desperately have to try something else."

• tiffy...
• September 22, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "For anyone setting on the fence about latuda please give it a try. Its new and has least side effects. After trying geodon, tegretol, abilify and others this past year and one other which suddenly made hair loss which was a side effect plus it really wasn't the best, I tried latuda, first week I felt confused etc. So I stopped taking it less than a week. Iam med sensitive big time, everyone suggested to try again for one month and I did and confused and forgetfulness etc passed in a weeks time and a month no side effects and I began to be my old self finally after two years. I'm happy and feel great. No anxiety or depression now. Very clear and focused and not forgetful. Concentration is great.20mg pm. Cymbalta am 60mg. Hope I helped"