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Pheobe209 · 11:16 AM

I had the most horrible experience with Latuda. I am Bipolar I and I was in a depressive episode after just coming off Haldol. My dr put me on 40mg Latuda. Immediately I felt energy. I was excited. Then, I couldn't sleep at night. So she added Temazepam 30mg for sleep. It did nothing. I would stay awake two days and then sleep a whole day. Then I realized I was becoming manic. So I called her and told her my issues. She raised my dose to 60mg. My blood sugar rose to 152 I developed diabetes. Next I bursted into a full-blown manic episode. I told her it was making me manic, hurting my stomach really bad, making me burp, and I was afraid of the crash. She said I had anxiety and increased my hydroxizine to 50mg 3x day. Did nothing! Still not sleeping. Painted and redecorated my entire house. Spent a lot of money. This went on for months with me seeing my doc every two weeks and she next reduced my Vyvanse to 40mg and then said I was wanting instant results and I needed to be patient. I had gained 30lbs. Finally yesterday I lost it and knocked a plate out of my husbands hand, food was everywhere. There is still mashed potatoes on my ceiling. Up all night again, painting picture frames. By 5am after 3 hours crying I'd had it. I called the on-call doctor and begged her to take me off of it! I told her I was becoming violent and was scared I would have to be hospitalized. Keep in mind in September of last year I was in college getting good grades and stable. After a breakdown and suicide scare the hospital took me off my anti-manic Tegretol for no reason and thats when all the problems started. It's been one bad med to another ever since. So its midnight and I didnt take my Latuda today as per dr and I still cant sleep. I'm thinking Seroquel and Depakote for my next med combo. I need some sleep! I've had enough of this manic crap. I HATE being manic. I dont know why some people like it. I hear voices. My thoughts race 100mph. I cant sleep. I'm mean to those I love when I crash. And I get psychotic features toward the end of every episode. Im calling tomorrow morning to switch to a new Dr. I wonder what meds they'll try next...