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Originally Posted by newgal2
Feeling better today than yesterday mood-wise. I don't know what came over me the two previous days. For some reason weekends seem hardest for me, especially Sundays. I wish I knew why or what to do about it. I think it's because you're supposed to have fun on the weekends but my depression prevents me from doing so usually, and I don't know what to do with my unstructured time and feel like a loser because of it. I feel like I should be having fun but I don't seek out fun things out on my own (will do stuff with my husband) or enjoy much so I feel like a loser. I think I need help from my cognitive behavioral therapist for this one.
I didn't sleep very well last night either, and that's unusual for me. I hope it's not the (new as of yesterday) latuda, because I really wanted to try that for my bipolar depression. I also cut out saphris last night. I'm really hoping that was the problem because I've read that latuda is good for bipolar depression.
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NewGal: you are on exactly the same meds I am, with the exception of Lunesta (I alternate between ambien and herbal sleep aids.) But what drew my attention was that you just started Latuda. I did too, two weeks ago, with much trepidition. Well, first week only took 10 mg then went as ordered to 20 mg second week. Guess what? I was still depressed (maybe more), fidgety, headachy, sleeping less, and the KILLER?? Gained SIX POUNDS in one week. Yes. Seriously. And I always weigh myself at same time of day, same day of week, same scale and write it down so I am exact. So far since January, I haven't worked out at all (I was working out 6 days a week) but still had only gained one pound. Then helllo Latuda, hello 6 pounds in a week!!! What pisses me off is that the T-doc told me that it was slightly molecularly different from Abilify, which caused me to gain 10 real lbs in 10 days back in 2009. Yet stupidly I went along. (and the latuda is "weight neutral, hehehawhaw.) Well, after seeing that and knowing that nothing else had changed but the latuda, I threw that pack away and will never take again,
I'm very anxious to hear what side effects you have, if any, or if you get luckier than me. Now I have no prospects to end this unrelenting depression except that I've upped my Buprophin from 300 to 450 (which I have been on before.) I was desperate for something different, but not something different like an extra 25 pounds in a month. Yikes.