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Originally Posted by RxQueen875
Hmm I've been looking for a new AP that helps sleep. I researched geodon and wanted to try that but now I'm curious about Latuda. My current seroquel totally pooped out on me but my current hypo isn't helping!
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Geodon definitely made me sleep!! I had to take it all at night because no matter how little I took in the morning I'd be knocked out within a few hours of taking it. At 40mg Latuda helped my sleep, but at 60 it's actually making it worse. Zyprexa also helped me with my sleep, and with the Zydis version, I didn't gain any weight.
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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
Latuda has quite a high elimination half-life. It is also not (probably, yet) indicated for BP, but only schizophrenia.
I'd suggest you try an antipsychotic with a shorter half-life. Quetiapine (Seroquel and generics), for example.
As a general rule, I would, if possible, always use a generic med. There is relatively little information/studies available for non-patent-expired meds. Off-label use of an antipsychotic for BP is generally also a good indicator: they wait till the patent expires for schizophrenia and then go on to BP.
As a sidenote: they have done a similar thing with valproate. There is generic for use with convulsions and another, Depa*, for BP.
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Actually, Latuda
is indicated for bipolar.