Lurasidone for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 5)

• cor...
• November 4, 2013

Lurasidone "I've been on it for about 12 days. I'm also on Luvox. So far, I don't see much benefit out of it. It's made me extremely tired and hungry, two things I hate to be. I'm really hoping with some more time it improves because my anxiety is horrible, and a few years ago I was into heroin and Xanax, so I don't want to fall down that road again. The Luvox definitely helped, but not enough. I'm also only on the 20mg of Latuda right now. How long do you think it takes to get the full effect?"

• Cap...
• September 15, 2017

Lurasidone "Started on 10 mg, increased to 20, then to 40. The blurry vision cleared up for the most part after a few months. Latuda definitely makes me feel better. Not 100%... but better. Having to take it with 350 calories is difficult, especially before bed, and the weight gain was pretty bad, but then I started taking calcium, magnesium, zinc and dropped the weight... weird... but it works. Just need to make sure the magnesium is maleate... others make me too tired."

• Ano...
• November 28, 2015

Lurasidone "Needs to be taken with food. Worked well for about a year, then it gave me random bouts of severe depression and fatigue. I think when I was taking this, I had more homicidal thoughts. Thank God I don't suffer from these side effects anymore. I'll stick to my Abilify."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 28, 2020

Lurasidone "Switched from ziprasidone to an introductory dose of Latuda. Had to quit within the first few days. Made me dizzy all day and feel terrible anxiety. This medicine is not for everyone. Did not calm my mind."

• Ivy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 6, 2021

Lurasidone "I was prescribed this earlier this year, in July, and I was only on it for a day. It helped my benzodiazepine withdrawal SOME, but it immediately gave me insane akathisia, where I felt extremely anxious in my legs and couldn’t sit still. Everything was making me panic and cry, and I felt sleepy as anything, almost nodded off several times while in public and even on my date with my boyfriend, and I threw up a few times. That was my first and last time taking it. Never again, wouldn’t recommend 0/10."

• use...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 18, 2021

Lurasidone "I have taken Latuda for 4 months, and I can say it's a life changer. It helps me with my psychosis, and it stops it in less than a month. I take the 37 mg dose every night. It helps me to be more concentrated at work. I recently found myself very productive and happier. No side effects. Highly recommended."

• pee...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 6, 2021

Lurasidone "I’m quite young and started Latuda after a nasty experience with Abilify. This slightly helped, but I soon stopped taking it after hearing about the side effects, like high blood pressure and things such as. I was on 40 mg and saw some improvements, but ultimately, the side effects outweighed the good it did."

• Lou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 7, 2023

Lurasidone "I had tried several other atypical antipsychotics to treat my schizophrenia over the last year, and most just made me tired and didn’t help with the hallucinations and delusions. It took about two and a half weeks at 20 mg, and this had gotten it about 90% under control. I rarely hear voices and have had only one delusion of persecution in that time. I may ask to go up a dose at my next appointment, but this has been such a relief after trying ability, lybalvi, invega (which worked before), and Caplyta (which worked for almost a month and failed terribly). Make sure you eat with it and be patient. No noticeable side effects at a little over a month yet."

• Zoo...
• July 19, 2021

Lurasidone "Despite taking this awful medication with food, it made me feel ill. If I took it, I’d feel sick. If I didn’t take it, I also felt sick. It made me extremely stupid and unmotivated. I felt terrible. I also have possible Tourette’s, which was made worse by Latuda. I’m having slight tremors still. Switched to Paliperidone/Invega. Hoping for better luck…"

• Lat...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 7, 2023

Lurasidone "I took Latuda for numerous years, but eventually my treatment changed. Ultimately, I am grateful for the time I was on the Latuda medicine. If you are taking the Latuda medicine, I highly suggest that you find the right dose and continue treatment with this medicine! This is one of the best antipsychotic treatments for schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, but just be aware that you should technically be taking this medicine with Depakote. This medicine treats schizophrenia, psychosis, and bipolar depression, but you would need to add Depakote to treat bipolar mania and epilepsy. I am super grateful for when I took this medicine with Depakote! Technically, I think you should be fine if you take this medicine and maybe try some other psychiatric or generalized medicines for your overall health."

• Bee...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 23, 2021

Lurasidone "Was prescribed Latuda for PTSD symptoms. No notable symptoms except nipple discharge. After many excruciating tests, found prolactin levels had risen, which caused breast cancer. Had double mastectomy in May 2017, along with chemotherapy and radiation."

• Mat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 14, 2021

Lurasidone "I’d rate this a 2/10. I took this from October 2016 to April 2017 when I was 18 years old, 60 mg twice a day for schizophrenia, anxiety, and panic attacks. Although it made the paranoia and anxiety go away, it gave me insane akathisia where I would move around in my seat as if I had to pee really, really bad, paced back and forth even though I couldn’t keep my eyes open, my arms felt restless, and I had this unexplainable cold feeling inside my body. I stopped in March 2017, but to this day I still have tardive dyskinesia, and I’m on a different medication now. This one sucked, smh."

• Spo...
• April 13, 2016

"Took it for psychosis/paranoia. 80 mg works better than 40 mg, but makes you sleep longer in the AM. 40 mg is probably sufficient once you've taken a week or so of the 80, and I am big, 250 lbs. Take it with Seroquel 25 mg at bedtime because it gives me akathisia/restlessness if I don't. For others who might experience restlessness, Benadryl will provide relief as well. It does not have to be Seroquel. Overall, it's a good medication with no weight gain. It's expensive, though. I take samples from my MD when needed."

• cyl...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 1, 2016

Lurasidone "You can go insane if you get off this drug cold turkey, and if you're drinking/drugging in between, you will end up at the hospital like me. I stopped using for 3 months now. The last few days have been a nightmare. I was smoking weed while not taking Latuda, and I had a depressive breakdown where I ended up in emergency twice in the past 4 days. I was so fatigued my eyes were shutting on their own, and I thought I was going to die if I fell asleep. It's a feeling of insanity. Don't mess around with this drug. Go step by step as your doctor tells you. Overall, the drug has its ups and downs. Some of the side effects are dreadful. Good luck."

• Ave...
• December 1, 2015

"Worked well the first two weeks, then started to lash out in anger: irritability. The drug made me a little depressed and fearful. I did have more energy, and the delusions calmed down a bit. Still hearing those darn voices in my head though."

• Ste...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 26, 2015

"I've been on Latuda for a little under 2 and a half years. It almost completely stopped my psychotic symptoms except I still hear voices now and then, mainly when I try to go to sleep, but there are no delusions or paranoia while on the drug. I take Cogentin in combination with it because it causes me to shake a lot. Main side effects I experience include anhedonia, shakiness, jaw clenching, and inability to sit still. However, I'm happy with it because it actually works, while other antipsychotic meds I tried did not, and it doesn't cause the endless hunger that I experienced with drugs like Saphris, Haldol, Zyprexa, and Risperdal. It should be noted I am at the max daily dose, which is 160 mg."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 26, 2019

"I swear this medication is making me feel like a 70-year-old. Ever since I started taking it, I feel angry, irritable, apathetic, always tired, no energy, not hungry at all. I have become extremely blank and absent to the people around me. I'm taking 60 mg, but most likely going to stop taking it. It took away my personality."

• Ivy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 24, 2022

"I first took this drug in July 2016 and stopped cold turkey in February 2017 when I was 15. I took it for extreme paranoia and bipolar. I had to take 60 mg each day, even before school, which made me feel like a zombie. I kept falling asleep randomly. I had extreme restless legs and anxiety. I would hyperventilate when it was time for me to take it. I lost 50 lbs (I went from 160 to 109) in a short period of time, so that was both exciting and disturbing. I stopped on February 9, 2017, as it made me so sleepy that I fell down the stairs at school. NEVER AGAIN!! Now I’m on Zoloft, Depakote, and I get a risperidone shot every month. 2/10 for Latuda."

• goo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 27, 2014

Lurasidone "I suffer from schizoaffective disorder with bipolar tendencies. Latuda can cause severe breast pain on high doses. It definitely helps stop voices and completely resolves depression."

• how...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 19, 2013

Lurasidone "Latuda has been very helpful to me. I have not gained any weight. The symptoms have lessened to the point where I am much more functional and can follow my daily routine. So far, so good."

• Jac...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 7, 2019

Lurasidone "My son was on Latuda for 2 years and he was very angry and violent on it. Horrible side effects, so my warning is to proceed with great caution or don't take it at all."

• Kta...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 11, 2021

Lurasidone "Latuda worked as I stopped hearing voices, got my life back, no side effects, and I could even lose weight on medication."

• win...
• March 8, 2015

Lurasidone "Since starting Latuda at 20 mg a day and now up to 120 mg a day, my life has more balance and no depression. My only concern is my psychosis is still the same, but my hallucinations have dropped off."

• Mrs...
• December 7, 2015

Lurasidone "Works great. Took away the voices I was hearing. I don't really experience side effects."

• jod...
• October 8, 2016

Lurasidone "This medication gave me a bad reaction, it gave me restlessness in my legs and suicidal thoughts. I don't recommend this drug for me personally."