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 |
| 2 | Bipolar Depression, Anxiety | Exhaustion, feeling sick after eating, lethargic, more irritable | F | 18 | 2 weeks 40 | 5/10/2014 | 3 | Bipolar ll..extreme mood disorder.. | Idk if I'm crazy (well I know I am)..haha but anyways..I am switching from seroquil 750mgs to latuda for a bunch of different reasons mainly cause on the seroquil I live like a zombie..in this short period of time I've been on the latuda I'm starting to notice some good and bad effects..first Im sleeping less which is awesome and also lost a few pounds..But I am noticing also that I am having trouble standing still..started having crazy nightmares..also having some crazy dizzy spells on occasion..I go bk to my dr in a wk and I'm not sure if I should mention these things.. or are they all in my head...idk | F | 33 | 10 days 80 | 5/4/2014 | 1 | Mood disorder | I was always exhausted, to the point of drinking multiple cups of coffee a day and taking hour long naps before going to bed early. Working was nearly impossible and it caused me to have basically no social life because I just couldn't stay awake. Aside from the constant fatigue and exhaustion, it helped only mildly. | F | 24 | 6 months 40 mg | 4/21/2014 | 1 | bipolar/major depressive disorder | Was not sure why the doctor chose to switch me to this med from Effexor XR which I had been on for years and it was working well. Because I was in the hospital I chose not to fight the system & took the med. Within 1 week I noticed the worst of my personal side effects....weight gain....Within 3 weeks I had gained almost 20 lbs!! I discontinued the med & returned to Effexor. My understanding is that weight gain is not a big side effect, I disagree. Since the med stays in your system for a week or so after you discontinue I continued to gain weight. I gained almost 30 lbs before it stopped. As with all weight gain med or otherwise gained; I haven't been able to lose it yet. I really didn't notice any mental problems. | I know all meds are different for each person. My suggestion to people that easily gain weight would be to really discuss with your MD before just blindly taking. Side effects are hard to manage; always discuss with your Doctor & don't be afraid to ask a million questions so you really understand the medications. | F | 49 | 30 days 80 1X day | 4/14/2014 | 1 | Bipolar I | Dangerous hypotension. My blood pressure dropped to 60/32. Earlier that day I thought I was driving down the wrong side of the road. I felt like hospitalizing myself due to feeling one of the worst mixed states I've ever had. Mostly, those with naturally low blood pressure do not take!!! It's not just a bothersome side effect, you could die. | 46 | 3 days 15 | 4/8/2014 | 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 | 2 | Bipolar, Depression, Lethargy | No noticeable side effects. | Very high tolerance for meds. Started at 60mg. Never noticed any improvement. Was willing to continue, but GIANT headache from insurance company. They want me to try any other 2 antipsychotics first. Suggestions, anyone? | F | 48 | 14 days 60mg 1X day | 3/29/2014 | 1 | BiPolar Depression | headache, increased appetite, weight gain, short temper, irritable, very tired, sleeping all the time, very high blood sugar, wacky dreams | I was hoping this was the med for me after reading such good reviews but as you can see from the side effects it wasn't. I'm type 2 diabetic and was on abilify as well and that worked well for me until I had to stop taking it because of much higher blood sugar readings. Lamotragine gave me intolerable insomnia. Latuda has been a 2 week nightmare for me. I hope others have better luck with it. I know 2 weeks isn't very long and should see if the side effects wain but they are just so bad now that I can't! | M | 47 | 2 weeks 40 MG 1X day | 3/23/2014 | 2 | Bipolar | Experienced severe hot flashes, trouble cooling down, jaw pain, extreme fatigue, no energy at all. | The first couple of days were great. Then came the jaw pain. And feeling hot all the time. Mild chest pain. I stopped the drug and felt cool again. Also felt more energetic. | F | 36 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 3/1/2014 | 1 | Bipolar | It was terrible. Horrible insomnia. Would try to go to sleep and couldn't for the life of me. And there was a horrible restlessness inside my body I have never experienced, especially in my legs. I would lie down and my legs felt like they wanted me up and running laps around the house.ugh, no thanks!!! | F | 37 | 2 days 20 mg | 2/19/2014 | 2 | Bipolar/depression | Waking up too early, not enough sleep | F | 30 | 3 weeks 80 | 2/17/2014 | 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 | 4 | bipolar / schizoaffective | Akathesia and mild sedation. Am no longer suicidal but still having visual hallucinations and only mild paranoia. Cannot tell how much or what exactly this drug is doing since I am also taking it with remeron, wellbutrin, and ativan. | F | 20 | 2 weeks 40 | 2/3/2014 | 1 | delusional disorder | tremors, shaking, tardive discenisia, dystonia, insomnia, weight gain, dizziness, diarrhea | stopped after 3 months of suffering. would not recommend latuda to anybody | F | 50 | 3 months 40mg 1X day | 1/23/2014 | 4 | Schizophrenia | Akathesia and a panicky feeling after taking it. This lasted for about three weeks. (it went away) | I hope I can get this after my insurance runs out. | M | 48 | 365 days 80mg 1X day | 1/20/2014 | 1 | BIpolar2,PTSD,Panic Disorder | Severe cognitive impairment, De- realization/ personalization. Blurred vision, slow and difficult movement of limbs, weak hands, severe inner restlessness, indigestion, gas, itchy skin, dizzy, cold like symptoms.overall sick feeling. | I really wanted this to work. I'm treatment resistant so far to all bi-polar depression meds. Zyprexa worked great but, even with metformin, couldn't keep sugar levels in safe range. Latuda felt like a bad acid trip! The worse symptom was being totally "feelingless and thoughtless" yet having a restlessness that left me running around opening and closing blinds, misplacing things, forgetting to stop washing my face!......awful sick feeling too. | F | 56 | 1 days 1X day | 1/16/2014 | 1 | mild bipolar, mild borderline | Itchy face that developed gradually so I didn't notice until my Dr asked my about it. Very strong heat at the base of my skull that kept getting worse and was pretty scary. | F | 36 | 1 months 20MG | 12/27/2013 | 3 | Dissociatve | Restlessness | M | 27 | 2 weeks 80 MG 1X day | 12/9/2013 | 4 | Severe depression/suicidal thoughts | I started at 20 MG, and the only side effect I noticed was an inner-restlessness, like I didn't want to stop moving. I began to take it in the morning with breakfast because it actually kept me up. Now I take it at night because I get sleepy. Although I saw an immediate improvement in my depression, I still had some intense suicidal urges a few weeks later, so my doctor upped the dosage to 40. The only difference I've noticed is increased sleepiness and nausea. It is definitely helping with my depression. I am able to be around people, and able to motivate myself to do things again! I couldn't even get up before. | F | 23 | 1 months 40 MG | 11/28/2013 | 4 | Bipolar | decreased appetite, increased body temperature at times, horrible backache, decreased sex drive | I got off of Risperdal to combat my low sex drive. Latuda worked at first but at this point I am taking such a high dose, it doesn't combat the problem any more. Overall I like this medicine. I am happier, have more energy and seem to be stabler. My mother siad it was like having her old daughter back. I've had a terrible backache since I increased the dose past 80MG, but the medicine works so well I am willing to live with it. | F | 30 | 3 months 100MG 1X day | 11/22/2013 |