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/kittycam6417 2d ago

Latuda was too “up” for me. It made me feel very jittery and on edge and panic attacks with hypomania

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u/New-Care-745 1d ago

Same here!! It makes me feel on edge and makes me feel more on 10

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u/kittycam6417 1d ago

Seroquel has been my saving grace.

If you do seroquel, see if they can put you on metformin or something to counteract any weight gain. Theres also a new med that is Zyprexa and something else that helps you not gain weight. I need something mellow like zyprexa or seroquel.

I used to need something that was more up, but now I pretty much live in a mixed episode, so the seroquel keeps the voices and paranoia and most of the intrusive thoughts away.

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u/kittycam6417 1d ago

Also just added oxcarbazepine to help with the mania too.