Latuda and Drowsiness: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Nur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 20, 2022

For Bipolar Disorder "I was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder and began taking Latuda (20 mg for 5 days, 40 mg for 4 days, then 60 mg once daily). About a week after I had gotten to the 60 mg dose, I developed a generalized, itchy rash (most prominent on my forehead, upper back, and arms), so my doctor and I agreed to discontinue the medication as it was most likely an allergic reaction to the medication. I do feel that, in the short time I was on it, Latuda did help control my mania/hypomania, but I didn’t feel it helped with the depressive episodes. I did experience nausea/vomiting once when I took the 40 mg dose on an empty stomach, and I also noticed eyelid twitching while on the 60 mg dose. I did find it a bit difficult to take the medication with at least 350 calories worth of food because I’ve been dealing with a loss of appetite due to the depression. The medication also made me extremely drowsy, so I preferred to take it right before bedtime."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2017

For Bipolar Disorder "Latuda has made me considerably moodier, over-reactive, and mean, and extremely drowsy."

• Dub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2019

For Schizophrenia "Simple and easy to use. Some drowsiness."

• Mik...
• June 29, 2018

For Bipolar Disorder "The worst psych med I've ever taken. Totally debilitating. It made me want to sleep all the time. I had to leave work to sleep. I could hardly function."