I feel well this morning and it's another sunny day. I did more than usual yesterday, but was tired by dinner time. I think I fell asleep last night around 11:15 pm and woke up feeling nicely rested at 5:45 am. That's slightly less sleep than my normal, but was still in the OK range.

I don't know if the small dose of Latuda is helping or if laying low has helped, but I do feel I'm pretty much out of that mixed episode I was in. The small dose of Latuda has not had any negative effects so far. Only positive. Maybe my psychiatrist may consider lowering my Seroquel XR a bit next week. I'd be OK if he lowered it a good amount over time and even tried raising the Latuda dose. I have taken the Latuda in the morning twice and afternoon once and my appetite was actually reduced up until a bit after taking my Seroquel XR in the evening. I think taking Latuda in the morning is right for me. It does not sedate me at all. My Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) may reduce the effectiveness of the Latuda (Tegretol has several drug interactions). For that reason, I assume my dose of Latuda would need to at least double at some point, especially if my Seroquel XR is reduced.

My copay for Latuda would normally be $75 per month, but with their online coupon it is $15. That coupon applies for a while. I assume if my dose goes up I could shift it from the 20 mg pills to higher milligram pills, at least that was possible way back when when I used a similar coupon for brand Seroquel XR (before it went generic).