Latuda for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Str...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 1, 2018

"I started getting voices and hallucinations after I received stress at work. It impacted my normal reasoning and rational decision-making at that time, my head was filled up with visuals and voices of my previous friends who were creating a racket in my head and controlling my body movements. I was hearing theories about how my family is in danger, buy property, police-government is tracking my activities, God and religion, demons, capitalism, etc. I resigned from my job, could not find another one, could not get social security, became depressed, had nightmares, used to sleep a lot, had hypertension and high blood pressure, and gave my newly married wife a really hard and distressing time. The psychologist gave Latuda, and the hallucinations and voices started diminishing over a period of 2-3 months. The dosage was initially high at 160 mg, then reduced to 120 mg, and now 80 mg, it has been 8-10 months. The medicine has a bit of drowsy side effect and impacted my cholesterol."

• key...
• June 2, 2014

"Latuda was good at demolishing my hallucinations. I took Latuda for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, it didn't help my mood - it made it worse. Brought me either mad or deeply and dangerously depressed. It also made me have a large allergic reaction in my mouth, sores, and bleeding."

• Rst...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 22, 2013

"In my opinion only, this medication has marginal efficiency in treating the positive and some negative symptoms of my psychosis. This medication helped me think better and organize my thoughts more clearly, along with significantly reducing most of my delusions. However, from my personal experience, I do not feel that this medication is very effective in treating depression or depression-related issues such as crying and getting angry easily. Otherwise, this medication also has some positive effects in treating bipolar symptoms."

• mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2012

"I've tried many antipsychotics in the past, like Risperdal, Geodon, Abilify, Saphris, and Seroquel. My favorite has to be Seroquel. Latuda, compared to all atypical antipsychotics, is better tolerated than most second-generation atypicals, and it doesn't have the drawback of extreme akathisia like Geodon. Also, glucose and lipid level changes were compared to that of placebo, so I'm happy to say this purchase was worth it."

• Bac...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 1, 2019

"My psychiatrist put me on Latuda to treat my condition. I started with a small dose and went up to a maximal dose. I was informed that the drug could cause side effects, such as extreme unrest when getting to sleep. After two months of use, I started to feel horrible side effects. Feeling extremely vulnerable in social situations and anxiety. Often I experienced the worst nightmares through the nights while being/feeling fully awake. I had uncontrolled panic attacks and started to sweat heavily. Many unpleasant thoughts and even experiencing not being alone. Also, physical abnormal behavior in the face/mouth/tongue. This could last for many hours until I fell asleep, being totally exhausted. I never had such issues before. It happened mostly once a week. I was always afraid to go to sleep. For a long time, I didn't suspect the drug was the trigger. But at the end, I quit the drug for good, even though my doctor didn't recommend it. After I was off the drug, everything went back to normal again."

• Anonymous
• August 28, 2011

"My daughter takes 40 mg of the Latuda. You should always take it with your dinner no later than five or you will be tired 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."

• hai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 1, 2019

"I've only been on this medication for a week, but the side effects have worsened my condition (unknown form of schizophrenia/psychosis) so much. My delusions are worse, they feel more real, voices are worse, I have a constant headache, and I am unable to function."

• MrE...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2015

"I am on day #10 of this medication, and the side effects are very minimal, although I am having trouble sleeping. My sleep patterns have been affected. I feel more energetic, as if I have to be doing something. My mind will not stop repeating the same thoughts over and over again. I am also very hungry and have an increased appetite. It does, however, cause me to think about things differently, as I know what my general reaction to things would be or have been in the past, but it allows me time to think of an alternative besides being explosive. It has calmed me, and more than once, has helped me cope with a situation differently and more calmly. Overall, I think I'm doing well so far. I plan to continue this medication for some time."

• Err...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 31, 2018

"It works. I saw my thought patterns change, I was less angry, less paranoid. I always find a person's worst possible intentions and run with that as to why they act, that stopped happening. The crazier thoughts disappeared. I still felt depressed and unhappy and stuff, but started becoming more optimistic, realistically, instead of 'if you look left, someone is going to give you a million dollars' or was 'go get a damn job,' stupid example, but thoughts were more grounded in reality. However, I started getting really bad anxiety. So bad I had to stop. Hopefully, I can find a way with my doctor to manage the anxiety because everyone around me noticed I was a lot easier to deal with. 40 mg a day. If you have psychotic thoughts, try it. You may not notice a difference at first, but you'll notice you become a lot more approachable and scare or emotionally hurt people a little less than you used to."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2020

"Latuda, for me, helped with my hallucinations. Took them away almost completely at 20 mg and 40 mg. Side effects were slight blurry vision, restless legs and hands, and slight motor control issues. Seems as if I have trouble thinking on it, not sure if it is from the medicine or just a part of my illness. Overall conclusion: takes away hallucinations well for me."

• All...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 1, 2018

"I hate Latuda medication. I've been on this drug for about a year now. I started getting nauseous when I first started, now I'm getting vomiting and diarrhea every day, getting worse. I've been and had blood tests and an ultrasound on my stomach, nothing physically wrong with me. I advise anyone considering taking Latuda should think twice about side effects like mine. This experience is so serious I can't believe they invented a medication that mucks up your physical health. Cheers."

• Nc2...
• January 8, 2024

"Latuda is my favorite antipsychotic. It helped me piece my mind together when I was a disorganized mess. It's not too sedating and doesn’t make me eat endless amounts. I'll be on this drug for a while."

• Sil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2015

"After a casual conference with the people arguing in my head, we decided to give Latuda a try. My first 20 mg pill went down my esophagus without any problems whatsoever. I have high hopes for this drug therapy. Blessed be."

• Jan...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 6, 2018

"I started on Latuda 40 mg and felt great. I had come off 17 years on Zyprexa, which had left me 25 kilos heavier and on the brink of diabetes. At 40 mg, I had no side effects. Then I was put under a trauma and had a slight psychotic break. My dose was increased to 80 mg. When this happened, I started having major vivid nightmares. Also, huge anxiety. I got to the end of what I could take and read a review that said the nightmare lasts 1 month. I was at that, so I persevered. They stopped. I have lost 19 kilos now and can function reasonably well. I can work part-time and am well during the day. My voices are now minimal. I can drive better. The only problem is the anxiety I get about 2 hours after having the tablet. I am now trying to manage that. I don’t know what side effects I will get over time, but I am now living a good life during the day. It was really, really hard at first. The anxiety is there, but I am trying to put into place a strategy to manage it."

• mik...
• June 9, 2015

"I took Latuda with Lithium and ended up in the hospital for 2 months. I don't know if it was the mixture, but I was doing all right on Lithium. When I started Latuda, I started to feel funny, not myself. When I was in the hospital, I lost movement in my body, and I was going downhill fast. After about 4 weeks, I started going the other way, but I needed physical and occupational therapy to walk and move my arms, plus my breathing was no good. This was the end of December, and here it is June, and I'm still going through therapy. Not a good experience with Latuda."

• Jan...
• May 2, 2015

"I take several meds for my mood disorder. It is difficult to truly evaluate the medication fully, but also I just started it one week ago. I am taking Latuda 40 mg and I plan to ask the doctor to adjust it to 80 mg. Some people experience restlessness, which can be controlled with a sedative or Cogentin. I am still tapering off of Zyprexa, and I am noticing some moodiness, but I also take Adderall, which helps me concentrate and stay focused around people, which is my biggest fear. I hope it works out for me as it does for others too."

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2014

"My wife started getting non-stop dark and intrusive thoughts. Diagnosis was psychotic depression or atypical bipolar depression with psychotic features. She took Latuda for three weeks, and it simply didn't work at all. The only thing good I can say is that she didn't suffer any side effects. She went from 20 mg to 60 mg."

• Emm...
• November 21, 2015

"I have been taking 60 mg for schizoaffective disorder. Have come off flupenthixol and am now coming off Seroquel. Best I've felt in years. Much happier. Delusions are gone, not hearing voices or misinterpreting things. I take it in the morning with food but have found when I drink Jamaican tea I throw up and have a sore stomach at night. Have switched to decaf tea with lemon juice."

• Hea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 26, 2016

"After years of thinking life was over and I would have to live with paranoia in public, voices in my head, and uncomfortable, horrific feelings for life, I tried this, and within a month it evenly spread what I was once missing in my head from being traumatized by the death of my grandpa. At first, my tongue was numb, and anxiety was high the next day after taking 40 mg at night with food, but taking Seroquel or Hydroxyzine every 6 hours frequently, they coordinated perfectly with each other, and throughout my experience, I forgot about the thoughts, delusions, and was able to live my life carefree as my psychosis being a bad memory."

• Muc...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 19, 2024

"I had a seizure out of the blue in 2018 and started experiencing Schizoaffective Disorder, so I was put on Olanzapine for about 4 years, but too many side effects including weight gain and a weakened immune system because I found out it may mess with your white blood cells! My doctor suggested Latuda because she said it doesn't cause weight gain, so I switched to generic. My pharmacist switched it to the much cheaper Lurasidone that's the same thing only without the brand name. I am not experiencing as many side effects, and I am actually happier and feel more like myself, but I do feel a bit tired and don't want to do too much. The only other thing I noticed was I did drool a couple of times at first, and my urine was a bit darker in the morning. The joys of being on an antipsychotic! I am more active and alert than I was on Olanzapine, however! I am losing weight slowly, and my breast size is getting back to normal too. I will never take Olanzapine again! 9/10 for Lurasidone (Latuda)!"

• Cak...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2016

"40 mg for schizoaffective disorder: Somewhat improved my paranoia, insomnia, and intrusive thoughts. However, it made my body feel extremely tense and agitated. I can hardly describe how horrendous this feeling was, like every cell in my body was screaming, like I needed to physically explode. I would try to pace around to relieve it, but nothing worked, and I felt exhausted at the same time, so I would lie down, but the feeling was unbearable, so I would get right back up again. It was maddening. My pdoc gave me a beta blocker to make it go away, but that didn't work. After a month on this med, I just quit it cold turkey as I was terrified of it, felt like I could not handle one more night of feeling that way."

• Jig...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 9, 2021

"Latuda (Lurasidone) is a phenomenal medication. I am on a relatively low dose (60 mg) for schizophrenia (which I've had for almost 20 years), and it works perfectly. My psychosis is completely gone and no side effects. Amazing, I've tried numerous other antipsychotic medications and they all had horrible side effects. I'm so glad I found Latuda."

• Did...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2024

"I was hoping to have a good experience with this drug and came off Zyprexa because of the weight gain and fatigue. Within a little over a week of starting Latuda, I started grinding my teeth, felt like I was on speed in the mornings, horrible anxiety, feeling like I can't relax, racing intrusive thoughts that wouldn't stop, sweating and feeling hot… still hearing audio hallucinations. Decided tonight I just won't take it, I was on 20 mgs."

• Tra...
• July 18, 2015

"So far, the med has me feeling terrible akathisia when I take it at night. I'm switching from risperidone 2 mg to Latuda 80 mg, and I dread taking the pill at night because I know I'll feel like I'm jumping out of my skin."

• Ren...
• August 15, 2016

"I have been taking Latuda for a year. I have gone from 40 mg up to 80 mg. I can take 40 mg, but it doesn't help, and 80 mg makes me feel high, and I hate that feeling. The voices don't stop or seeing shadows where people are wearing black gowns. I still need more help. I can't work because I feel like everybody is talking about me all the time, but the worst thing is seeing things that are not really there."