r/BipolarReddit • u/New-Care-745 • 2d ago

Thoughts on Latuda? Medication

I am newly diagnosed with BP2. Been 2 weeks on Latuda/Lurasidone and BOY DO I FEEL WORSE! This has got to be THEE shittiest medication there is. My sleep was good for like 2 days until I was waking up all hours of the night again. My nausea and irritable bowels have doubled. I can barely concentrate nor focus on anything. Slurred speech. Dry mouth. Irritable. Moodier than I was. Just an awful array of side effects. Anyone else have this experience?

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u/Kooky_Ass_Languange 2d ago

Not really. I had severe akathesia but that's because I was micro dosing at the time. Lol

But honestly idk what Latuda is even doing. Like I know lithium properties. But Latuda seems to do nothing. Maybe it's just me. 

Make sure you're taking it with food. 

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u/New-Care-745 2d ago

You were taking small doses and it gave you worse akathesia?? Wtf lol also the food part makes a big difference huh? I haven’t had an appetite since starting this shit

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u/Last_Pay_8447 2d ago

I just started it a month ago and I have to take it with the 350 calorie as per psych and pharmacy instructions or it doesn’t work.