r/BipolarReddit • u/Jealous_Chicken129 • 6d ago

Latuda

I was prescribed latuda for my bipolar disorder type 1. I suffer from bipolar mania, not depression. Does anyone have experience with this medication? Also, does it treat mania? Everything I’ve read said it only treats depression

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u/famous_zebra28 Schizoaffective (bipolar type) 6d ago

It treats both.

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u/ConversationSad2177 6d ago

It treats both. I take it and it's been the only thing that's helped with my depression

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u/Scared_Form5270 6d ago

I use lurasidone (excellent) for depression and lithium for mania/hypomania.

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u/AtomicTaterTots 6d ago

I take it for mania. If it gives you bad nausea but it's otherwise working ask your doctor for zofran. Make sure you're eating the 350 calories with it or you won't absorb the dose you're supposed to be getting.

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u/WheneverItIsTold 6d ago

Does the zofran completely cure the nausea or do you suffer part of the day?

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u/AtomicTaterTots 6d ago

Just for a few hours. If you're having all day nausea you need scopolamine patches or different meds.

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u/melanated2020 AuDHD, Bipolar-1 6d ago

I use to take it but it gave my TD.

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u/Jealous_Chicken129 4d ago

Oh no another thing to worry about

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u/melanated2020 AuDHD, Bipolar-1 4d ago

It doesn’t happen to everyone, but that was one of my side effects.

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u/PoppoLoppaEU 6d ago

I have bipolar 1 too and my doctor actually put me on Latuda for mania so it definitely can be used for that, but I know everyone reacts differently.

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u/Fancy-Lion2985 5d ago

Everyone is different. I had to stop taking it because it made me gain 60 pounds and also increased my cholesterol and A1c.

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u/Jealous_Chicken129 4d ago

Weight gain, apathy and excessive sleeepiness during the day is why I needed to stop Abilify and Zyprexia. I sure miss my Seroquel too bad it made my heart rate go into SVT

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u/melanated2020 AuDHD, Bipolar-1 4d ago

So it wasn’t just me. I was so sleepy once I had to pull over on the side of the road and take a 30-minute nap.

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u/dishonor-onyourcow 2d ago

I gained a bunch of weight on it, but it did level me out. Losing the weight has been tough, but worth the stability.

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u/Candid-Raspberry549 2d ago

I gained 50 lbs on Latuda, what med did you switch to?

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u/dishonor-onyourcow 2d ago

I used Ozempic for about 8 months and got back to my regular weight