LATUDA Reviews ( LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.6 (306 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LATUDA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LATUDA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | treatment-resistant depression | The usual dry mouth of all psych drugs. Some anxiety while I was transitioning from Abilify. | This has been a great drug for me. I was taking Abilify and hated it. Gained almost 10 pounds, and that in itself made very depressed. I've lost some weight on Latuda, and I feel like I have more energy and motivation. I just visited my parents and they said my mood was so much brighter. Abilify just seemed to weigh me down, literally and figuratively. I was very nervous about trying something new but I'm glad I did it. | F | 1 months 40 1X day | 7/5/2014 | 5 | Bi polar, PTSD, anxiety, panic diso | This me has changed my life, along with therapy, and my dedication. It makes you a little jittery, but my lust for life has increased. I LOVE THE FACT THAT I AM ACTUALLY ENJOYING MY LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST GOING THRU THE MOTIONS. | Some side effects may be scary, but so fa the only real things are jitters, bloating, gas, if that is all I have to put up with I will take it! | F | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 11/12/2014 | 3 | Psychosis | Slight nausea, slight feeling horrible in my brain like it's dehydrated, slight feeling dehydrated overall, slight feeling anxiety, slight feeling can't keep still due to muscles want to move around, feel drowsy but not in a sleepy way, took panadol and was. able to sleep it off. | This is my 2nd med to try. Tried Solian, but Solian made me gain weight, continuous appetite, lose motivation, enjoyment, focus, energy, so wasn't worth it. Now trying Latuda. Will continue taking it for now because the side effects may go away in a few days or weeks, because you take it within eating dinner before bed so can sleep it off, and mainly because it cuts my psychosis down almost immediately. Hoping it makes it go away, hoping the side effects cease. If side effects cease and all psychosis goes away like I hope, I will continue it. | F | 3 days 40mg 1X day | 6/20/2021 | 1 | Bi polar and skitofective disorder | Extremely dizzy extremely irritable Those are the only ones I can remember before blacked out. | I call it death med. Because I almost died while taking it. A Dr in a hospital put me on it. But did not take me off of the SSRI med I was on. Ended up on the hospital with serotonin syndrome. So now I have it down as an alergy . Taking Seroquel now much much better. Hardly any bad side effects. | F | 2 weeks 20mgs 1X O | 9/29/2022 | 1 | Bipolar disorder | Massive weight gain (25+ pounds) in a very short period. Loss of sex drive. Feel so tired all the time, despite taking at night. Tremors in legs. My depression got worse. I hate this drug. | F | 3 months 40 mg | 10/20/2014 | 1 | Awful med DO NOT TAKE IT. Makes me sleepy all day long...Act like a zombie/robot | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/7/2015 | 1 | BP Depression | Tried Latuda, 40 mgs for a week. Was severely agitated, manic, headache, heart racing, felt horrible. Although, it did help the depression! So I tried 20 mgs for a week. Even worse. Now I'm down to 10 mgs and feel worse than ever! I have no clue, but I'm cutting a 20 mg, unscored pill. Maybe I'm getting too much. | F | 1 months 10 | 11/13/2015 | 1 | Major Depression,Suicidal Ideation | Started out at 20 mg. Feeling more tired, drowsy and restless as the days go on by due to the increased dose. Feels like I can't walk very well or to even be able to move. Like I'm sort of immobilized. I just lie in bed most of the time but feeling like I can't stay still either and need to do something but have to push myself to do so. Feeling restless and not being able to settle down enough at night to get to sleep right away. Having very vivid dreams and keep waking up feeling weird. Weight gain and increased appetite which I'm very unhappy about. Loss of memory and concentration which is scary. Very frustrating. I've been finding that most meds aren't right for me as my Psychiatrist had me on many meds due to me being sensitive to the side effects. Not sure what to do now. Just don't take this med. if at all possible. Not worth it. | F | 3 weeks 60 mg | 8/19/2016 | 1 | Daughter has childhoodschizophrenia | Her blood pressure rose dramatically, she wanted to kill herself, and her blood sugar was well into the 200's. | F | 8 | 10 weeks 40 | 3/28/2012 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Extreme anxiety and agitation; suicidal; couldn't stand myself; wanted to scratch my skin off; lost it completely; took 4 people to hold me down. Ativan prescribed. | F | 13 | 3 days 40mg | 4/6/2014 | 1 | Son has anxiety and depression. | Muscle pain, anxiety, nightmares, fears. Probably going to take him off. | M | 13 | 20 days 20mg | 3/8/2020 | 4 | son has mood disorder | Sore breasts, vomiting, | My son has tried other meds but the side effects are horrible. This is the only one that seems to help. I am worried about the sore breasts and the fact his regular doctor said it is bad to mix the Latuda and Zoloft together. | M | 14 | 1.5 months 30 mg 1X day | 11/25/2012 | 4 | Schizophrenia | Chills, Dizziness (went away after 3 days), restlessness. | 40 mg. did not work, but 80 mg. made a world of difference. I always need high doses. I am not wanting to eat and sleep all the time like when I was on Invega (12 mg). The transition was hell because the doctor had to keep bumping up the dosage. It was worth the weight. I feel great, just a bit restless. | F | 16 | 12 days 80 1X day | 12/18/2011 | 5 | bipolar depression | I tremor but get meds to control them.Difficult urinating. | a good drug. Has changed my life. Worth the side effects. | F | 17 | 3 months depression | 11/1/2015 | 5 | Depression, Bipolararity | Slight akathesia (feelings of inner restlessness) for an hour after taking the pill | I'm on week two of Latuda and it has been the best med for sure so far. I have severe OCD, anxiety disorder(s), ADHD, and what the psychiatrist calls "bipolararity" (racing thoughts, irritability, moodiness) - which could just be symptoms of severe anxiety or something different on there own. After trying just about every psych med made, Latuda has been the best. I take this in combination with 300mg Luvox and 40mg Vyvanse. Within a week the "impending doom" depressed feeling lifted and I felt more motivated to do things that needed to be done (versus feeling overwhelmed by the thoughts and OCD). Often times I felt so overwhelmed I would just go to bed but I now feel optimistic about things and am doing things that would normally send me to bed depressed and overwhelmed, I find it easier to talk to people also as I feel my generalized anxiety has been significantly reduced. I use to have "Sunday dread" fearing the upcoming week but that has since become much more tolerable. All other antipsychotics I couldn't stay on because of weight gain or any of the other awful side effects. Bless this drug. | M | 17 | 1 days 20 | 5/22/2015 | 1 | bipolar | I would never take this pill again!!!!...gave me panic attacks, I couldn't sit still, felt like running around cause I was scared and didn't know what to do..this pill is just a nightmare | M | 17 | 1 days | 4/15/2013 | 3 | Major Depressive Disorder/Psychosis | Lets just say....... I HATE ANTI PSYCHOTICS!!! I started on 40mg coz i had a negative voice and i wanted to kill myself. It takes an hour to kick in and the side effects last for 3hours. On 40mg i had HORRIBLE akasthsia!! I waz stummbling and my tongue waz tense and it hurt and i had a lisp coz it felt twisted. I waz misserable. on 40mg i had super green eyes! It waz stunning and my eyes were sensative to light and i felt waves of restlesness. I waz soo sensative to hot and cold in a second id be hot and then cold. psych doc dropped me to 25 and i took benadryl but the benadryl made me super tired. My eyes wernt green anymore and my voices went away and I had amazing vivid dreams! I could remmber them when i woke up. I thnk i gained some weight from it. It didnt help with my mood nad depression, it made it worse!! I had to pee alot. lol | I'd latuda waz ok. The 40mg waz like a nightmare and 25 waz good. I miss having green eyes though idk why that happend prob the only good side effect I had :P I will never take another anti psychotic coz Saphris waz even worse. Ill be fine just hallucinating coz latuda killed my good voice though now i stopped hes back! yay! | F | 18 | 4 weeks 25 1X day | 1/24/2013 | 3 | Bipolar,Anger,Irritability | My daughter starts taking latuda 80mg.instead Abilify,because i can't afford the price.. The side effects which this medication gave her,scares me a lot.First she starts drooling very bad,doc.gave her 2mg.of benztropine.Drooling stops,but then she starts coughing very badly,had runny or stuffy nose,strange change of voice,red spots on face.She can't breathe properly.Medication seems help her a little with behavior,but side effects are to scary to continue taking LATUDA. | F | 18 | 7 days | 3/7/2015 | 2 | Bipolar Depression, Anxiety | Exhaustion, feeling sick after eating, lethargic, more irritable | F | 18 | 2 weeks 40 | 5/10/2014 | 1 | Depression | Vomiting, restlessness, shakiness, insomnia, loss of concentration | This isn't helping me with my thoughts. In fact, probably due to lack of sleep, the thoughts have been getting worse. I do not recommend this medicine. | F | 18 | 2 months 80 MG 1X day | 2/12/2014 |
LATUDA ( LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, depression associated with bipolar disorder). Lurasidone helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It may also help to decrease hallucinations (hearing/seeing things that are not there). In addition, this medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Lurasidone is a psychiatric medication that belongs to the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 2012-04-26 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)