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Old Jan 26, 2016, 01:44 PM
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I know. It seems like that should happen. And for some people it does and some people (I think most people) reach a point where the side effects are tolerable. Every time you start a med you have to wait for a few months to know what is going on and that is really a few months after you get to a fairly stable dose. I am not sure but I think Latuda can be a slower drug to get results from but when it works it is great. When it first came out I was in this class on coping and then a support group and there were several people who would say "I started this new med and now I'm SO MUCH BETTER". And it was always Latuda.

You have room to go up so maybe it will work for you yet. Try to not get too discouraged even though that's hard. This will improve. When I had ankle reconstruction surgery they tell you that it takes a year or more to heal completely. So for that entire year you hear people reminding you that just because it's not the way you want it you haven't reached the year mark yet. It helped. I wish that was possible with BP but it isn't yet.

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Originally Posted by Hashi/bipolar mom View Post
I don't think that is negative at all. I didn't take it that way. I know I've only been trying BP meds a few months but I really thought that I would notice a difference with one and have zero side effects. I think that is the thing that is really frustrating with BP medications. It might help you mentally but wonk out your body badly. Its so infuriating. I just want to feel normal again (or whatever that is). I just want to feel Zen. Is that so much to ask!? LOL

Thanks for the advice!
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD.
Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily
Thanks for this!
Hashi/bipolar mom