I've been taking Latuda for a month. I had been on Geodon for years but it was causing a lot of hair loss so my dr swiched me to this. I am just now reading more on Latuda. I am reading that it is aimed more for helping with depression. I just read it's isn't a mood stabilizer. My question is will it help keep my moods under control? I'm afraid it will not be helpful enough to help me avoid manic episodes. Does it even help with manic episodes?

My doctor is new to me. I'm on medicaid so I am limited in the choices of doctors. I see him once a month for no more than 15 minutes. I will be seeing him this saturday. I am writing up questions for him.

Summers tend to bring on manic episodes so I want to be prepared. Is this medicine enough or should it be taken with one that is a mood stabilizer?