User Reviews for Latuda oral

I was misdiagnosed as bipolar and took Latuda for two years. My therapist suggested I may not need it and she was right. I successfully weaned off it. Trouble is lingering side effects even though it’s been about 4 years since I stopped taking it. Medications are only as good as the prescribing doctor and his/her/their biases. Be careful. You don’t want to end up with lasting side effects which for me include difficulty finding the right word, difficulty remembering things and movement disturbances, none of which I had before taking this drug. Read More Read Less

After being on Olanzapine for major anxiety episodes/breaks, I switched to Latuda due to the high cholesterol and weight gain effects from Olanzapine. This drug has been a life saver. It works like Olanzapine, but weight and cholesterol gains went away quickly. It becomes generic in 2023, so hopefully that will address the ridiculous cost. But it's worth it. I feel blessed to have it.

Helped with stabilizing my moods of highs and lows. I'm 120 and 20mg was too high for me. Caused me to be so sleepy. Take 10mg now. Other than that. It works good.

It works pretty well and quick, especially because I just started and I noted very immediate improvement. I have schizoaffective and have been unmedicated for a very long time because of my parents, but now that I am old enough, it's well worth it. Personally, I just feel elevated, but its kind of frustrating because I cannot really express my emotions, except laugh it off.

This medicine is wonderful, but it has nasty side effects. I had a seizure, and I don't think this drug mixes well with other drugs. like my ADHD medicine.

This medication has taken away my schizophrenia and bipolar disorder within an instant. I'm really grateful for this

Too expensive. Even with insurance & the 'savings' card its still over 500 / mnth!!! Love the effectiveness but even if I could stay on it, the maker is obviously making a killing & I wont line his/her pockets.

Well... after being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, the first med I tried was actually a mood stabilizer, Depakote. When that proved to not be enough, my psychiatric nurse practitioner added Latuda to the mix. For the first few months it worked great! Pulled me out of my depressive slumps, calmed my anxiety and kept me fairly stable. After a while though I began to experience this nasty side effect, and, unfortunately, not one that was listed, but something completely different and weird... a hyperactive gagging reflex. Basically, at seemingly random times (though it did seem worse when I was experiencing excess mucus in my throat) it would suddenly cause me to gag as if I was about to puke, but it wasn't my stomach that was upset, as I didn't feel nauseous, it was my throat muscles themselves. It made it somewhat difficult to eat, drink or even swallow my spit when I was feeling like that. Initially my doc thought it was developing tardive dyskinesia, so she added a med to help with that. Sadly, that medication didn't do anything to stop the gagging! Saw a ENT specialist about it to check my ears, nose, throat and sinuses, and they couldn't find anything wrong! Fast forward a few months and there were some on and off major life changes that were going on in my family and friends group, and my episodes of depression and anxiety returned, albeit slightly less intense, but still enough to disrupt my life. Upping the dosage of the Latuda helped with that, but I was still experiencing that frustrating and awful gagging reflex trigger! Finally, after moving to another state and due to insurance issues and such, I wasn't able to cover the cost of the Latuda, so I had to quit it cold turkey. WORST MISTAKE EVER! At first it was fine, nothing seemed to happen, but after a few weeks, my mood episodes started getting worse and worse. I started experiencing a weird "Self-aware Paranoia" in which I would be unable to trust most of my friends or family, and felt like they were all against me to ruin a facet of my life or other relationships in my life, DESPITE knowing in the back of my mind that that was ridiculous.... I couldn't stop the feelings and acted on them accordingly. This was in the midst of terrible mixed episodes with erratic sleep, bad hygiene, irritability and rage (which I'd never had issues with before), worsened anxiety, and other nasty symptoms.... The only good thing about cutting the med out of my life was the fact that THE GAG REFLEX IS GONE NOW! I can eat, drink and swallow just fine, nothing feels like it'll come back up, and physically I'm back to normal. My doc agreed that was prolly a weird, very rare side effect. Since then my family moved back to the state I was originally from, so I'm able to see the nurse practitioner who originally prescribed me Latuda and we both agreed to try another medication instead. So, overall, medication is a very selective, and individual experience. For some, I know Latuda works wonders, for others, they've had even worse outcomes than I did. All I can say is, give it a try, but do be warned that having side effects that AREN'T listed is a real possibility.Read More Read Less

I had been taking paxil ativan and ambien from a previous doc for years then he retired. I found this woman APRN who didn't listen to me at all when i told her that i needed her to fill those meds as this was working so well. She put me on Latuda for 3 months and for those 3 months i was never so aggressive and grouchy in my life. Everyone noticed this change and said change those meds. I went back and begged to be returned to those previous meds. I won't take it because of the inner feeling of restlessness and got into a fight with one of our roomates and pushed her and was in jail for a night. This was so OUT of behavior for me. I went back a third time and she wouldn't change it only said she'd add a med to help with the side effects. Nope, still no luck. Run far as you can if given this med. It turned a very mild mannered woman into a monster. I stopped taking it on my own and and now looking for a psychiatrist, in the meantime i take nothing and even tho my bipolar got worse, it took some time to return to some baseline. I'll keep you updated on what the psychiatrist says, once i find him, that is.Read More Read Less

after risperidone, prozac tegretol and this i started experiencing ringing in my ears till i quit making me want to tell her i felt like i was experiencing a medicine induced quality that humans do not and i never had (actively uncomfortable)

After three decades of bipolar mania and depression, innumerable medications, and the last five years on a combination of 600 mg lithium, 800 mg seroquel, and 200 mg Lamictal, when depression deepened my doctor replaced the seroquel with 80 mg Latuda (titrating off the seroquel and onto the Latuda gradually) and within a week I was feeling immensely better, even better than before. Also have lost the weight that seroquel caused me to gain. It does cause insomnia for which the doctor recommended adding back 200 mg of seroquel at bedtime, and it's also important to take the Latuda first thing in the morning to reduce that impact. No one person's experience with a medication is going to predict another person's experience, but I've had nothing but positive results from Latuda.Read More Read Less

This medication causes severe epilepsy in more than 50% of patients. I was lucky enough to get grand mal seizures from it and needed to be hospitalized. My life has been permanently ruined because of this worthless pill. It causes seizures in those who have not been previously diagnosed with them and the company that produces it in Japan has gone to court nonstop since its inception to avoid listing that common side effect. If you have bipolar disorder, depression or schizophrenia, please ask for anything else but this poison. I never recovered from my seizure. My psychiatrist was at first hesitant to blame latuda then confirmed it was the culprit, thereafter not prescribing it to any more of his patients. No medication will have a 5 star review. Look closely at the most negative reviews first to see an honest experience of the medication. Don't make the mistake I made, your life will be ruined if you take this medication. I was at a low dose and it still caused paralyzing seizures. Read More Read Less

After starting Latuda, my manic episodes have lessened. I don’t go crazy and get mean like I used to. Best thing they could have given me. And didn’t have any effect on my weight. Only thing is, taking it with food is hard since I’m not always home to do so.

Without Latuda I don’t know where I would be. I feel completely normal only symptoms appear when I drink caffeine or don’t get enough sleep. I can think clearly and do things more so then ever. Unfortunately I vomit from the medication, so I’m gonna try something to help with the vomiting. I take it right before I go to bed to keep me from vomiting, but because I have to take it with good eating right before bed gives me an upset stomach in the morning. It’s worth that then the severe depression. I’m gonna try zophran and see if that works but other then that the side effects don’t bother me I’ve gotten used to it. :)Read More Read Less

It don't work. Has been using for over 9 months. It don't work. Doctor now changing to diff prescription.

This med did not help me at all. I actually became more depressed. So lethargic and unmotivated. Lost any interest to do any of my favorite activities. Could not eat, so I was basically sick when I took the med.

Stay away. EXTREME paranoia, distorted mood, saying and doing things I wouldn’t normally, I felt insane for a month it completely ruined my relationship with my partner of 10 years, friends and certain family members. I feel like my life is ruined......I don’t even know where to go from here. I wish I could go back in time and I will feel like that for the rest of my life. Most regrettable month I’ve ever experienced.

I cant give a full review, I've only been on it 2 weeks. I have bp2 adhd. I'm on 20mg. The first day I took it it knocked me out, like I was on drugs. That night I loss sleep, also the second night no sleep. I feel a little spark of energy im a little more focused. I feel she should up the dosage and it will be just right. I really hope this is the answer to me getting myself back.

Have struggled with bipolar for too many years. Many of those years I was on the wrong medications, which only made it worse. Finally, three years ago, after a breakdown I was started on Latuda. It was like putting on clear glasses. My mood, behavior and feelings all dramatically improved. And no more psychoses and paranoia. Only side effects are sedation, but I take it at night and am ok during the day. My only worry is that it’ll stop working someday.

This medicine seemed like a miracle drug to me when I first began taking it about 5 years ago. As my dosage increased, I started to develop symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia. I could not stop moving my legs and my mouth did very strange movements. I took myself off of this medication and I feel so much better!