Comparing Invega Sustenna vs Latuda

For Schizophrenia: My husband is borderline schizophrenic and he is given the injection once a month. He has been given the needle for 18 months. During this time he is always asleep, no energy, no interest in life, very slow walking and just can’t do anything. This is not living just existing. Is there an alternative to this drug. So fed up with it all.

For Schizophrenia: This has helped with the symptoms of my illness. There are negative symptoms to it though. Foggy emotions, not sure if it’s cuz of the illness or the med. I am sort of happy now though, but no sex drive, periods, and gained 75 pounds. I took fluphenazine for a couple months, lost 20 pounds but felt worse than when I was on invega.

For Bipolar Disorder: I was on Latuda (started at 40mg and ended at 80mg) for about a month and a half before deciding to switch. The best thing about the Latuda was the significant decrease in my appetite, but that could have been an effect of removing Seroquel from my regimen. When I first started I had a very hard time sleeping due to restlessness but that went away with time. The main issues I had with Latuda were a feeling of "numbness" to the world around me (no desire to do anything or say anything), a definite decrease in my sex drive, and the cost. Neither of my insurance plans will cover it, so unfortunately, it's no longer an option. If you do decide to try it, take it with plenty of food, otherwise you may get nausea.

For Bipolar Disorder: Latuda worked for my bipolar disorder for some time. After increasing it to 60 mg it all went downhill. Latuda made me pace back and forth all day long. Three months of this and I suspected Latuda. My doctor would not prescribe anything to counteract this. Benzodiazepines would have helped. I reduced the medication and I am choosing to quit