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Old Jan 10, 2017, 10:47 AM
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Has anyone else had significant weight gain on Latuda? My pdoc assured me that there is no weight gain on this med, but I noticed that I did gain some pounds after taking Latuda (like 10 lbs). Anyone else have this problem? I'm getting really frustrated because I used to be skinny and now I feel fat
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 11:04 AM
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They used to say that about Abilify, before Abilify went generic and now they justify the $$$ for Latuda in part by saying its amazingly weight neutral. Here's the thing...

with the exception of molindone, which sometimes causes minor weight loss, just about any antipsychotic/neuroleptic/tranquilizer can cause some degree of weight gain. Its worse with some of the atypicals (clozapine and zyprexa come to mind) than with many of the older, "conventional" agents, but the old ones could cause weight gain, too.

I don't know what to tell you, honestly. The other problem is that everybody takes multiple medications these days. Even if a given drug doesn't cause weight gain by itself (in most people), nobody has a really good idea of what happens when you're on other drugs at the same time.

I hope things get better for you. :-)
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 11:19 AM
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I gained 5 lbs on it, then lost the weight once I went off it.

I think the weight gain was mostly related to me needing to eat it with 300 calories. Basically, I'd eat normal meals, then eat an extra 300 cals on top of that. But I do think the drug naturally made me gain weight as well.

I'm not sure if that's the case for you, but that's something to think about.
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 12:05 PM
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I gained weight on Seroquel, but not on Latuda.
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 07:15 PM
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I gained some weight on Latuda, but not as much as Zyprexa and Seroquel. I'm still trying to lose that weight.
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 07:47 PM
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I've gained weight but there's other factors at work so I can't say how much if any is on the latuda
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 08:42 PM
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No didn't gain weight on Latuda but as it did nothing for me I stopped it after four months. Guess it is different for everyone.
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