Latuda

Hello .I am bipolar 2 and taking Lamictal 300 mg per day.I was still off a bit so I have started 20 mg of Latuda .I have read up on it and as usual, it is good for some and bad for others !!Do any of you have thoughts or experience with Latuda.Thank you.

Thank you H treturns.I am always amazed at the lack of feedback on this forum.I was diagnosed with depression for six years ond on the depression forum there is much more feedback.After six years and trying out 18 anti depression meds one doc woke up and decided that I was bipolar.This was the proper diagnostic and i feel much better.Anyways, the Latuda was really playing havoc with my sleep so, I decided to take it in the morning instead of at diner time and my sleep really improved.This info should help out some people.

Am always about...esp supporting this forum.

Been on Latuda for 2 weeks and I feel much better.The last five days i have been taking it with breakfast instead of with diner and my sleep issues have been resolved.It is kinda hard to eat a bigger breakfast (must take it with at least 350 calories).No side effects other the sleeping problemes.So far the Latuda mix with Lamictal is doing a great joj.

I'm new here. I am just happy that I found a forum that is current and not from years back. I suffer from Bipolar , depression and anxiety disorder. I decided to pick this forum for today. I am not doing so great. My bipolar is rearing it's ugly head and the last couple of weeks have been an absolute disaster . I can't work because my anxiety is so bad it literally makes me feel paralyzed. I have a teaching degree and I've been subbing for 3 1/2 years. I hate it! I literally was waking up every morning in a cold sweat and barely getting in 3 days a week. I finally got offered a job this year and my anxiety is so overwhelming I turned it down. I am not unhappy with my decision. I know I couldn't do it, and I did not want the students to suffer or have a mental break at work. But now everyone is mad at me , including my husband. I have student loans to pay back and have no idea what to do at this point b/c I literally can't get of the sofa. I am literally paralyzed with fear, worry and panic. I am also depressed and can not concentrate. I am arguing with my family and have terrible mood swings. I think the pressure of teaching and having to go to work everyday to a job that I HATE just set me over the edge and I"m having a hard time getting myself back. Through out my life any time I have have extreme pressure, stress my bipolar gets so bad I can not function. I have been to several different doctors, psychologists, csw and have had dr.'s prescribe many many medications. I DON'T do well on bipolar medications , side effects are awful. I'm currently taking Cymbalta 60mg. 1x a day, and I have Xanax but don't take it b/c it makes me feel worse the next day. My anxiety makes me fear taking a new medication so I have not tried any new ones in years. I am tired all the time b/c I am having a hard time sleeping . I feel like I'm in a dark hole and I am trying to get out but keep slipping down the wall.

Thank you Perfect Time for your response. I was diagnosed at 31 with bipolar, I'm now 48 . I never even went to a dr. about my mental health until I was 30, I had a major breakdown. Growing up I knew something was wrong but my parents were not proactive in getting me help . My father was diagnosed in his late 50's with bipolar and he still doesn't except it. He is on and off his meds and we do not have a good relationship. My mother is depressed and has never received help. She "doesn't believe in psychologists" and "doesn't need help". So needless to say I didn't have a supportive and healthy home life as a child. It was very chaotic, a lot of arguing and unstable parenting. I am going to find a new dr. and discuss a medication that can help with my manic states. I am trying to get my act together but I feel so crappy , I just have ZERO motivation right now.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind words. It is so comforting to know I'm not alone and that other people understand how I feel. I don't have any family that truly understand my illness and I haven't told any friends because I was embarrased and didn't want them to look at me differntly. I have accepted my illness but I still have trouble being open about it with other people. That is something I need to work on. I am so glad I joined this forum. I would like to join a support group as well. I like the 5 bipolar rules that you follow. All five are so helpful when you have bipolar. When I don't get a good nights sleep it can trigger my illness, and forget about booze, I went that route and it made my illness so bad I was close to being hospitalized several times. I'm working on the "eating healthy", I like sweets, lol and the surround yourself with positive people is so so true. I had to literally walk away from many family members and friends to try and stay healthy.

I've never been on Latuda before.

However, I was prescribed, by a psychiatrist, Lamictal a little over ten years ago. Unfortunately, I had to go off of the Lamictal not long after, as it turned out that I was allergic to it.