What time of day do you take Latuda ?

Hi guys ! I started taking Latuda 9 days ago. When my psychiatrist was talking to me about it he originally said I could take it at night to help with sleep (with my seroquel IR). Then after reviewing all my medication he changed his mind, I was taking 400mg seroquel XR in the morning & he said I'm on a bit too much medication so he said take the Latuda 40mgs in the morning & stop seroquel XR. So I started the Latuda the same day (as I hadn't taken any seroquel XR) & it's helped. I'm not as paranoid & ive almost shaken the fear that people can hear my thoughts... But Latuda makes me so freaking tired ! I try to take it if I wake up really early in the morning so I can get a few more hours shut eye.
So when does everyone else take their Latuda ? Does it make you lethargic & tired ? & how can I manage the tiredness. TIA guys

I just restarted Latuda last night (40mg) but before that I was taking the 40 at night and 20mg in the am and yes I was sooo tired. I never got adjusted to it but im sensitive to antipsychotics.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Thanks for the quick reply HALLIEBETH87 !
When I was taking the seroquel XR in the mornings it didn't make me sleepy Persay but it made me incredibly lazy... I return to the psychiatrist in 20 days so I'll keep taking it in the mornings & see what he says. Hopefully he keeps me on it I feel like it's really starting to work for me

I cannot speak for Latuda, but in terms of meds that make you tired, I usually take them about 30 minutes before I go to bed. If I try to take Seroquel before going out, I just can't. 30 minutes later I feel like I am going to pass out. So I would say that anything that causes drowsiness should be taken before bed, but not too late as it will probably make you feel drowsy in the morning.

Thanks TicTacGo That's what I thought but he decided he wanted me on it to replace the seroquel XR instead of me taking it at night. I'll talk to the psychiatrist & ask if I can just take it at night. I don't see what difference it'll make

You're welcome!

A doctor can surely not expect someone to walk around like a zombie, because I'd honestly rather be manic than feel like I just want to stop existing because I feel dull, blunted and empty.

Hi, I've found Latuda to be a helpful medication. I take it about an hour before bedtime, and always with a snack (it's important to take Latuda with food). It makes me a little bit loopy and quite sleepy. I don't think I'd do well to take it in the morning.

I take it with dinner because of the food intake requirements. It doesn't make me sleepy or anything but I have a high tolerance to meds.

I take Latuda at night with dinner (Again with the 350 calories requirement.), but it doesn't affect my sleepiness either way. (Would that it did.) I can't imagine that your doctor would even care or why he would--but go ahead and ask.

I don't have the problem with drowsiness so I take mine in the morning. However, taking it at night shouldn't be a big deal as long as you take it with food.

At night

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I hadn't heard that it needs to be taken with food & my psychiatrist didn't tell me that... Neither did my GP when I told her I'd changed from seroquel XR to Latuda... In fact she'd never even heard of it. I also looked up the consumer medicine leaflet (Australia) & I don't believe it mentions it in there
Edit: could the food intake requirement be why it makes me so tired when I take it in the morning? I usually have a midnight snack & then nothing to eat until afternoon

I don't think the food requirement would make you tired in the morning from the Latuda.

It is very important that you take Latuda with at least 350 calories. Not doing so cuts the effectiveness of Latuda by about half. I'm really surprised that your doctors didn't mention that

I can't imagine taking an antipsychotic in the morning, for i couldn't function all day if i did. I take mine before bed, and sleep soundly and wake up refreshed.

Talk to your Pdoc about taking it before bed.

Keep in mind Latuda needs to be taken with 350 calories to be processed effectively.

As Laurie said also.

Even taking it with food-still made me tired from a morning dose.

Yes eating is required with this med as others a have said.

I've had food with it for the last 2 mornings, still no real change in how tired I a. I don't see the psych or another 2 and a bit weeks so if I'm still like this in a week I'll go to the doctors

The food part has nothing to do with whether Latuda makes you tired or not.

b1ghr0ll3r: The information sheet included with the pill definitely (for any country) does say to take it with 350 calories and it's disgraceful that your doctors didn't tell you that.

Thanks Wonderfalls, I did end up reading the consumer info again & it did indeed say to take with food, how I missed that I don't know.
Yeah it's pretty strange that the doctors didn't tell me. The label on the box (with my name & prescribing doctors info & pharmacy info) reads "take half to one tablets daily as directed" (I take 1 tablet a day)
I'm still very tired needing 12 hours sleep

When I was on Latuda for a while, I took it with dinner due to the food requirement. Some nights I would not feel like eating and take it without food and end up puking, so I needed the food with it. It never made me tired, but I was put on it after a being on a large dose of Risperdal 3 times a day (which only made me tired at first, until I grew accustomed to it).

Thanks for the info Squirrel1983, I've started taking Latuda once I'm completely awake & it's not making me drowsy at all anymore, I'm still very tired when I do get to sleep (sleeping between 10-12 hours) but I don't think it's any of my meds as its only been this way for a few weeks.

Just an upddat: I went back to the psychiatrist today. He was under the assumption I wa taking Latuda at night (even though on the original script he wrote MORNING . So I spoke to him about how tired I've been & he reckons it's the Seroquel that's making me tired & he wants me to taper off it eventually (will be at least 3 months before I taper down as I've got 30x 300mg pills and a prescription for another 60. He's happy for me to take Latuda in the day still but once I'm COMPLETELY awake.

I agree...Seroquel knocks me out.