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#1
Jan 09, 2016, 04:49 PM
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I've recently been cycling then settled into depression. Through the whole month I haven't been sleeping so my pdoc gave me Latuda to take at night for help with sleep. The first night I slept well, the second not quite as well, lady noght-omg! My mind was racing like crazy and I couldn't calm my racing heart either.
I tried calm music, just laying in the dark and even guided meditation. Nothing helped! I hadn't had caffeine or sugar either. Can Latuda cause this?? I also take Wellbutrin, lamictal, gabapentin, and rexulti (which can be activating But hasn't been this whole month !) Last edited by HALLIEBETH87; Jan 09, 2016 at 05:10 PM. |
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Jan 09, 2016, 05:02 PM
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Hi,
I'm on 40 mg of Latuda and I'm not experiencing any problems sleeping. I hope you find relief soon. miss you. moogs
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#3
Jan 09, 2016, 05:13 PM
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Thanks Moogs. Just weird. I really just want consistent, quality sleep. And I already told my t it helped so she could get pdoc to send in script firbit (she gave me samples.)
Should I keep trying it or call office Monday if it's not working so she won't call it in til I know if it WILL help? I'm in 20 mg now but in allowed to try 40mg. I plan to tonight! |
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Jan 09, 2016, 05:31 PM
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Latuda never caused mania for me. Every AD I've been on has caused mania but I had no such problems on Latuda.
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#5
Jan 09, 2016, 11:15 PM
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Latuda's never caused mania for me. I actually don't think I've ever truly been manic while on it. I've had a mixed episode, but it wasn't a result of the Latuda, it was just how my brain was working at the time. I take 40mg at night and it helps me sleep. In fact, it makes me tired and if I try to stay up too long after taking it I feel not just tired but horrible.
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#6
Jan 10, 2016, 05:22 AM
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Well I managed about 5 hours of sleep last night but that's no more than before I started taking it. I'm gonna take 40mg tonight abd unfit works call pdocs office tom abd say I had to take that much. I don't wanna buy it if I'm not gonna stay on it. I fint see her again til February.
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Jan 10, 2016, 08:06 PM
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Latuda caused hypomania for me. It also really increased suicidal idealizations. Let your pdoc know...I guess this is a known side-effect.
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Jan 11, 2016, 08:38 AM
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Theoretically it can, as it does act on a couple serotonin receptors in addition to dopamine receptors. I don't know how much it does in "real life'. It works fairly similarly to abilify and I've seen mania/hypomania with abilify quite a few times.
Talk to your doc. Maybe you need to switch to something more selective. |
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#9
Jan 11, 2016, 04:14 PM
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Well I'm still not sleeping so I called pdoc office and told them and asked if I can try Trazadone since she gave that option. I'm waiting to hear back
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Jan 11, 2016, 04:33 PM
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I take 40mg of latuda for schizophrenia. It makes me drowsy during the day but haven't experienced mania due to it.
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Jan 12, 2016, 10:22 AM
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I stopped taking it since it didn't help
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#12
Jan 19, 2016, 04:28 AM
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Latuda can be activating. It's not actually approved for treating mania; it's just approved for bipolar depression, and I can see why. I only realized this now, after a year of taking it! It knocks me out after I take it in the evening, but by morning I'm more anxious than I would be without it, and when I took it last summer, my head felt like it was going to explode with over-stimulation, which I never got with Abilify.
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#13
Jan 19, 2016, 09:02 PM
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I don't know the dosage, but I had a friend go on latuda and she went absolutely manic! She could not sit still at all.
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