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 | bipolar 1 | At first I was really really Restless and very anxious. I'm on 40 mgs. , Dr prescribed buspar And it really helped with restlessness and anxiety. I also take wellbutrin. All in all no mood swings and I feel very normal. | M | 29 | 3 months | 10/1/2014 | 2 | Bipolar | I was prev on 1mg of abilify and even with that small dose I was very tired during the day. Doc offered latuda to try.. No sedation but it gave me mixed state agitated and depressed at the same time. Very strange drug.. | F | 54 | 2 weeks 20 mg | 9/30/2014 | 5 | Bipolar,mood, sleep. | Only side effect was vivid dreams, nightmares at first. | Its helped me with my mood and anxiety. I no longer have frequent suicidal thoughts. | F | 37 | 6 months 120mg 1X day | 9/11/2014 | 4 | Bipolar II | Some nausea, restlessness, mild tremor | So far so good. It's a strong med so I had to drop from 40 to 20mg. It helps with depression. I also take Cymbalta and Lamictal. | M | 55 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 9/11/2014 | 1 | bipolar, anxiety, | At first i was extremely happy. But what i felt and saw my family and friends saw different. I sstarted. To become paranoid and everyonesaid it just was ooverwhelming. I even believed my husband was having an aff from just how delusional i became and my friends tried explaining to me that its my meds and i was out of it. I weighed 187 befor latuda and stress and got to 161.i beat jenny! Lol. Actually 20lbs lost in a week in a half or less.. | F | 43 | 3 months 60mg | 8/29/2014 | 5 | PTSD,anxiety | The first night I took it I felt mentally and physically like I was being purged of all my anxiety and bad feelings. Very uncomfortable but after about an hour I slept peacefully. | This medicine has changed my life. I'm excited about life again! I wake up in a great mood.I sleep great and have gone without anxiety for about a week now. I am so thankful for this medicine.I would recommend it to anyone that suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder or PTSD. I even went to my HS reunion and didn't have anxiety once! | F | 27 | 14 days 40mg 1X day | 7/24/2014 | 2 | Bipolar depression | This drug made me feel overly weak and tired to the point where I couldnt go to work or stand up for very long. Didnt do much for my depression and it wasn't worth the side effects. | F | 21 | 2 weeks 40 MG | 7/24/2014 | 1 | bi-polar depression | Screw this med. Uncontrollable anxiety and restlessness. Terrible, nit worth any therapeutic effects. DO NOT TAKE THIS MED | M | 19 | 6 weeks 40 MG | 7/23/2014 | 1 | steroid and ambien induced hypomani | 1st day seemed like the answer, slept well, hypomania better,2nd day tired, exhaustion, no motivation, irriatable, dizzy, lost confused, decreased cognitive ability, lethargic, 3rd day more of the same only symptoms increased | F | 56 | 3 days 10mg | 7/17/2014 | 1 | Depression with aniexty | Extreme agitation, breaking things, rage. | My Dr. Wants to up me to z40mgs. I'm scared of this medicine.. | F | 56 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/9/2014 | 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 | cyclothymic disorder, ptsd | I quickly launched into hypomania, followed by irritably., can't slow down, anxiety, severe insomnia, then suicidal ideation. weight gain exhausted, but still sleep 2 hrs a wake since starting this drug. Horrible feelings of hurting myself. This drug is dangerous for me, I have been taking meds for over20 yrs.this drug is a NIGHTMARE. | F | 48 | 6 days 40 mg | 6/24/2014 | 3 | depression | gained 2 ibs in one week. starving hungry. I felt dizzy and a terrible headache. I went back to ABilify because it helped with my headaches greatly. We were hoping this would help for the weight gain from ABilify, but wasn;t any better and maybe even worse. | F | 52 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/15/2014 | 4 | Capgras | weak, dizzy | Thsi brought me back into reality . | M | 80 | 10 weeks 20 mg. 2X day | 6/7/2014 | 1 | Bipolar depression | I felt like I was jumping out of my skin and felt depressed initially after taking dose. | Started at 40 mg and went all the way to 120. Latuda was very ineffective for my symptoms. Increased depression | F | 37 | 3 months 120 1X day | 6/5/2014 | 1 | Bipolar 2;PTSD | mood elevated very quickly; thinking enhanced, but focus very scattered. Ended trial due to suicidal thoughts that came on suddenly. | F | 71 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 5/30/2014 | 4 | Bi-Polar, Chronic Depression | Verses all the other meds I have been on for Bi-Polar, this one has had the least side-effects. Minimal weight gain. Assists in getting to sleep. I only take at bedtime as it does make your drowsy. | If you have been on any "old" bi-polar meds, this one is DEFINITELY worth trying. | M | 46 | 6 months 40 MG 1X day | 5/26/2014 | 1 | Hearing vocies bipolor disoder | Mouth twisting jaw pain nausea tiredness | F | 47 | 4 days 40 mg | 5/23/2014 | 1 | bipolar anxiety | Akathasia, very sensitive to heat, severe depression, cutting, nightmares, gained 20 pounds, rage, almost checked myself into hospital. Antipsychotics are dangerous for some people unfortunatley. | F | 31 | 10 weeks 80mg | 5/16/2014 | 4 | Schizophrenia | Shakiness, Restless leg syndrome, Involuntary movements, could not stop moving even if I tried | I still had voices and visions while taking latuda, but they werent as bad and I didnt take it very long. I am going back on it tomorrow for life. | F | 24 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 5/15/2014 |