Latuda

My Pdoc just prescribed me Latuda. She said it will help with impulsivity.

I was trying to read up some on it, but I can't find anything about it helping with impulsivity.

Also, I don't suffer from bipolar or Schizophrenia which is what it usually is prescribed for. I have major depression, anxiety, and borderline, but no psychosis.

Is anyone else prescribed Latuda and NOT have bipolar, Schizophrenia, or psychosis? Can anyone confirm it's good for impulsivity? Or SI? Or SI and SUI thoughts?

Latuda was my second choice, but I went with Geodon as it is moew weight neutral. I was going to take Lutuda for impulsivity, irritability and psychosis. I hope it works for great for you. there will be others that have tries this that hopefully will put there 2 cents in.

All of the atypical antipsychotics can be used to help with impulsivity, especially the impulsivity and SI that accompany borderline PD. It's also slightly sedating, so it may help with your anxiety as well. I've seen a lot of colleagues use it lately to augment depression meds, especially in women of child bearing age because it's a pregnancy class B (I don't know how old you are or if you're male or female). To directly answer your question, it theoretically is supposed to be helpful with impulsivity and the SI that often accompanies borderline PD. I hope it works well for you.

Here's an abstract on the use of atypical antipsychotics (the class Latuda's in) to treat impulsivity associated with BPD

[Treatment of borderline personality disorder with atypical antipsychotic drugs].

[Article in German]

Mobascher A1, Mobascher J, Schmahl C, Malevani J.


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Abstract

Pharmacotherapy of Borderline personality disorder with atypical antipsychotics has recently been the subject of several mostly small studies and case reports. In contrast to the frequent clinical use of this substance class in borderline patients the amount of data on that subject is still sparse. The clinical data gathered thus far suggest a potential use of atypical antipsychotics in the areas of psychotic symptoms, impulsivity and possibly affective symptoms. The drugs were sufficiently well tolerated; however, the observation period in most studies was short and the dosage low. The current set of clinical data does not support the frequently applied polypharmacy. However, recent data suggest that a therapeutic approach combining atypical antipsychotics and psychotherapy may reveal synergistic effects. Future trials should study larger sample sizes over a longer period of time. Open questions are the required dose and the optimal treatment duration.

PMID: 17294149 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Thank you all.

Yeah, my Pdoc told me that the possible weight gain side effect is actually very minimal (she used the word neutral). She also mentioned it is a class B drug since I am hoping to get pregnant in the near future. I also take Lamictal and Lexapro which are class C, but have been told I can stay on those when pregnant because the possibility of side effects to the baby are low and the benefits outweigh the risks.

And you all did remind me about what the Pdoc mentioned about the dosage. She said that I only need to be on a low dose. Highest doses are reserved for schizophrenia and mid doses are for bipolar.

I just couldn't find much for it being used for BPD/impulsivity and while I trust my Pdoc, I still like to double check because it is my body.

If it really does work, I'll be excited. I don't know how it actually reduces the impulsiveness, but maybe it might reduce my thoughts? That would be a life-changer for me if it did that. The war in my head might actually stop.

Hi there....I have been on Latuda for 1 1/2 yrs. I have pretty bad depression (isn't it always) along with severe panic. My pdoc put me on this when I started obsessive negative thoughts about myself. It took a couple of weeks but it did finally help. The thoughts are not so much as an obsessive thing for me now, although I generally feel pretty crumby about myself anyhow. I will warn you though, definately take this at night because it is very sedating. I have to take it two hours before bedtime in order to be able to get up for work the next day and not feel foggy.
Do give it a go.....Dr's are using this med more and more for a greater spectrum of psych issues. And, of course, everyone responds differently to each med, remember that.
Good luck with it. I hope it brings you some peace. I totally understand you when you talk about all the craziness inside your head!

Oh yeah, I am now on 120mgs of this which is pretty high. I started at 20.

It really is generally weight neutral. If you PM me with an e-mail address, I can send you some articles on it's use in BPD and impulsivity. (I can't figure out how to post links...)

When I took it IP the dr there said the same thing

It wasn't weight neutral for me. Just a warning. It did quiet down some of the internal chaos for me, which sounds like part of what you're looking for. I don't know about impulsiveness because that's not usually an issue for me, sorry.

But I was taking it for bipolar and it didn't prevent depressive or manic episodes for me at all, so I was taken off of it after a while.