Latuda is the bipolar drug that has helped my anxiety the most out of everything I take.

The unfortunate thing is, I have to put up with taking it late at night (right before bed) with a small meal (at least 350 calories, as the manufacturer's instruct). If I take it with dinner, I suffer bad side-effects all evening. Right after taking it, for a few hours, I feel a sense of restlessness (akathisia OR just plain feeling weird or anxious) and negativity. I tried going back to taking it with dinner and I just CAN'T STAND IT!! This evening I had to take a Xanax because I felt a full-blown panic attack coming on (I suspect is was Latuda-related).

It wouldn't be so bad having to take it at bedtime with a small meal if I didn't have bad acid reflux. I do have a wedge pillow to keep the reflux from coming up, and I do also take reflux medication, but it's not always enough. If I take it at bedtime, however, I don't experience the awful side-effects.

I wish there was a better option available to me. Latuda is EXPENSIVE and my insurance is requiring a special form from my doctor saying that this is the only medication I can take so they will cover it. I hope they will cover it since it is the only thing that seems to work so well for my anxiety. Bleh. :-P