r/Latuda

I started Latuda on 20 and was doing fine, I was recently upped to 40 and i’m not sure if the problems i’ve been having are common, or what to do about it. First of all, i went on a higher dose simply put due to shitty circumstances and lots of stress. I cannot take it at dinner because i get a sense of motivation or feeling like i need to do something to keep me busy but it doesn’t go away when i do things. However when i take it closer to bedtime(around 30-40 minutes) with a small snack it doesn’t sit well at all in my stomach and I’ve been having lots of issues with nausea and vomiting. What i really need to know is if this is a dosage issue, the fact that i take it so soon before bed, or a calories/food intake issue. If anyone could has had similar experiences and knows what may help it would be greatly appreciated !

The last two nights we were not at home for dinner and forgot to bring my medication. So, I came home and drank 400 calories of protein milk with my Latuda and today I woke up quite depressed. I just read that it's hydrophobic. I didn't know that. Ugh, so sad because I just feel so depressed and hopeless today and really thought I was making progress

After trying different meds for a mild bipolar 2 and going raw for about a year, I decided to try something again.

My new doctor prescribed Abilify, which I started at 5 mg and was supposed to take 10 mg after a week. But the fatigue, headaches, insomnia were unbearable, it got a little better after a week, but after two weeks of not getting enough sleep and not being able to sit through a movie in a cinema, I’ve had enough. I must say there have been incredible benefits to executive functioning and mood in general, but overall not worth it. 6 days off it my sleep is still messed up.

My doctor was disappointed I didn’t follow through with 10mg and just went off it (I really doubt it would get better after 2 weeks on lower dose, but we’ll never know). She prescribed me Latuda now which I’m about to start this evening, but I am worried; from what I’m reading, some of the side effects might be similar.

I know it’s all anecdotal, but has any of you gone similar path, from Abilify and Latuda? If so, what was your experiences? If I’m being honest, I’m hoping for some stories of people who had similarly bad experience with Abilify but no serious side effects with Latuda after switching 😅

I’ve gained 60 pounds in 5mg on Olanzapine and I can’t get up early enough in the morning. my craving and lack of control over food is getting out of hand. I’m planning to switch to latuda. For anyone who’s taking or have taken latuda, how was your experience with it?

i have a question anyone who can answer, i’ve been struggling with eating the recommended calories(350) for taking the medication, i’ve ended up deciding i will start fasting due to my weight being unhealthy, but it’s not recommended to take it without food, the common side effects are nausea and possibly throwing up i want to know if this is true or if i’m missing somthing

I just started latuda like a month ago and I am drunk a couple nights out of the week and I always take my meds when my alarm to take them goes off no matter how drunk I am and I haven’t noticed any problems. Currently I am drinking and just took my dose and thought maybe I should ask Reddit lmao

I'm on day 5 and I feel a smidge better. I'm slightly irritable and can get up and get ready for work without dreading every moment, but still quite anhedonic. My Dr. Is giving it until August 5th to assess if I should move my dose up. So, that will be at 5 weeks. I'm just so impatient to have my life back and not hate existing and be less than the shell of a mother and wife that I am for my family.

I am on week 6ish of being on 40mg of Latuda. I was previously on Abilify. I used to be constantly hungry, constantly craving food and what seemed like a bottomless pit when eating a meal.

Since switching over to Latuda, I actually feel real fullness. I don’t think about food obsessively like I did on Abilify. I’m down 7 pounds since starting! I am so glad I made the change.

The medication isn’t perfect (they all have their side effects). I tend to get a bit of an ”impending doom” feeling right after I take the dose in the evening, but it is tolerable and less intense than it was when I first started. As someone who has failed a lot of antipsychotics, I’m doing so well on this medication!

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my mother started taking latuda and ever since they raised her dosage to 60mg she started acting very aggressive and doesn’t want to cook or do anything kinda in her own world it’s been a week since her psychiatrist changed the medication to another but she kinda got off it cold turkey. Still experiencing those side effects does anyone know how long until she goes back to her normal self?

i was just prescribed latuda the other day and i've been pondering a few things on the 350 calories needed aspect.....

1. do beer calories count? i didn't feel like making or eating real food after work last night so i ate an ice cream bar and drank 1 miller high life before taking my medication. mathematically it came out to about 440 calories but idk if beer being alcohol and also a liquid really count for the full 350 calories.
2. from what i understand, u gotta eat 350 calories or else the latuda works at like a ~50% rate. if i dont eat before taking my meds, but i take a double dose of latuda, would that work as a realistic substitute in one off chances? haven't done that one yet but it crossed my mind
   thx!

Nothing really works for my depression. We tried Latuda when I was experiencing depression during my last pregnancy and it didn't work, but we only got up to 80. Having a depressive episode recently and asked to try Latuda again. Really hoping that now that there aren't pregnancy hormones that it will work!

I'm on day 4 and functioning, but still feel like I'm a waste of space and like I have no joy or purpose except to keep faking it until I make it at work and at home.

My kids are small (4 and 1) and I really hope they don't remember me as sometimes happy, put together and fun and then horribly depressed and useless.

I have rapid cycling, bipolar II, and I have been on 300mg of Seroquel and 100mg of Lamotrigine for about two years now and have been VERY stable, which is great, just a couple of tiny baby breakthrough episodes.

About a year ago, I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis (affecting my lungs, lymph nodes, skin, and most recently my joints), and my rheumatologist recommended that I go on Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) for the joint pain; however, it apparently has some very serious risks for mood disorders AND compounding cardiac risks with the Seroquel. My psychiatrist has recommended tapering off the Seroquel and starting Latuda in place of it (also suggested increasing my Lamotrigine preemptively to protect my mood stability on the Plaquenil).

I have gained weight, have higher blood sugar, and cholesterol with the Seroquel, but the mood stability, anti-anxiety, and sleep benefits have been worth the trade-off for me. It does sedate me, but only for a few hours after I take it at bedtime, so that works nicely anyway. On the rare occasions I forget to take it (maybe 4 times a year or so) I can't fall asleep for a couple of hours and then I only sleep for a couple, before I wake up and can't sleep anymore, so I am worried about going to a medication that leaves me unable to sleep enough at night.

I am loath to do a med switch when I have been so stable for so long and am trying to weigh my options - any comments or thoughts on this from folks who have made the switch from Seroquel to Latuda (when the Seroquel was working well to maintain their mood stability)? Any experience around how it affected your sleep and/or anxiety levels in addition to mood stability effects?

Thanks in advance!

I stopped taking my Latuda (40 mg) about 4 weeks ago and started Prozac instead due to side effects. I think it was akathisia?

But if I'm being honest, Prozac has done absolutely nothing for me except make me grind my teeth and have no sex drive. Other anti-depressants have always done fuck all for me. I've tried Prozac in the past, as well as Zoloft, Cymbalta, and Lithium and not a single one of them helped. Trileptal and Lamictal helped a bit, but I don't wanna take those again because they can interact with the birth control I'm on and I have no desire to stop using my preferred method. Wellbutrin helped a bit also but it caused SEVERE insomnia that no sleeping medicine ever fixed, and I can't compromise my sleep quality.

Latuda was single-handedly the best medicine I've taken in my entire life despite being on it for only one month. My appetite and energy levels were stable, I was smiling and laughing, I got back in the gym, it completely nuked my social anxiety, and I was easily able to get chores and errands done without dragging my feet.

But God! The panic and akathisia right after taking it was terrible! On top of that I'd become EXTREMELY tired an hour or two after taking it, so it felt like chasing an Ambien with three Red Bulls 💀 but at this rate I'm willing to just accept it because again, it changed my life for the better and I miss it immensely. It sucks there has to be a drawback to get better.

Should I chat with my psychiatrist about it or wait a little longer for the Prozac? I have my appointment on Tuesday.

I posted the other day about a bad reacting to an increase of Latuda.
I was told to just stop taking it by my psych, but I chose to take the 20mg instead for a few days and now I’m cutting them in half and taking 10mg.

It’s 2am, I can’t sleep. I felt rlly good today but I’m actually worried im becoming manic and im getting these twitches.

So weird.

I don’t know if I should take 20 tomorrow night and alternate till I see my psych in 20 weeks, or counsler on Monday.

I need to sleep but I feel wired. It’s only been 3 days taking the 10mg.

I also was perscribed gabapentin which I took 600mg to try to relax but it did nothing. My eyes just feel heavy.

Trying not to say too much but definitely looking for input.

Edit: i have been on 20mg for 6 months. Was on 40mg for a week, 20 for a few days, 10 for 3 days.

Im on 600 lithium which is about to be increased, saved my life. 200mg lamictal. And I take trazadone, naltrexone and now gabapentin for night time anxiety.

*******I Also have emetophobia and dont want to get sick. ******

Super anxious about this Lol, but this medication gave me such severe SI I almost relapsed or was going to do something extreme. My mom almost called the police.

I'm already taking the poor man's version of Contrave, (bupropion and naltrexone) but I was prescribed generic Latuda. Is this combination safe to take? I'm also on buspirone, I am worried about interactions specifically regarding seizures. I did contact the pharmacy and they said I should be ok but I want to know more

Hi all, I've had MDD for a long time and in April was put on Latuda 20mg. It is frankly the best med I've ever been on, and there have been many. I've also been on lamictal 200 mg for 20 years. It quit working after 3 years, but for one reason or another, I never got off it, though I wanted to.

5 weeks ago, when refilling my pill container, I accidentally put only 100 mg lamictal, rather than 200, in each slot. By the time I realized it, nearly 14 days had elapsed of me taking 100 mg.

I felt fine so decided this was step 1 of my long desired taper. Fast forward to last week, and the s**t started hitting the fan. Major depression, anxiety, constant self doubt, SI.

I sent a note to my psych and he recommended: 1. Go up to Latuda 40 mg, which I did; 2. Stay at lamictal 100 -- can go back up to 200 in a few weeks if no improvement.

I'm now 5 days on Latuda 40 mg. I kinda thought I was getting better the other day but now I'm not sure.

If you increased your Latuda, how long did it take to notice the effect? The doc says let's give it a few weeks and the effect should be present by then.

I'm struggling not to blame myself for doing such a large taper. It has hijacked the Latuda wonderment I was feeling.

If you have any other thoughts about this, I'd be most grateful to hear them.