My doctor seems to think that I don’t need the antipsychotic that badly anymore and if I’m willing to “rock the boat” a little bit it might be worth trying to get off of it but very slowly. She specifically asked me If I still had thoughts of suicide when I last saw her and I said no, I was not lying. Well the dose has come down very slowly and three nights a week I take 20mg rather then 40mg which I take the other 4 nights. I hate Latuda and I thought this would make things better but the truth is, I’m still mentally ill no matter what medicine I’m taking. The Latuda just made me feel more safe. A lot of times I tend to obsess that the meds are the source of all my problems and I just need to lower them and I will be ok. I’m starting to realize after 15 years of having this illness that that’s not the case.
Anyway it’s only two days into my lower dose of Latuda and I can’t get out of bed. Not sure if I feel the paranoia returning or not. I fear that the end is near. I can’t live with Latuda can’t live without it.
You would think I would be happy to be on less meds and run out the door ready to take on the day. Unfortunately this isn’t working out as I had planned.
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[/quote] I had negative reactions to Latuda I was taking 40mg at bedtime for about a month and I had severe paranoia and terrible thoughts of death and harm. I completely stopped the medicine which was dumb … I either slept all day or was up all night with anxiety. However it only lasted a week …: so don’t give up … hope is just around the corner …
Thanks. Some people don’t like Latuda.
I’m sorry you had that experience. For me it was better than geodo. Which I used to take for some time. But it’s strong stuff
Have you tried Geodon and Seroquel? They might handle your symptoms with fewer bad side effects.
Geodon I have tried and it doesn’t work as well.
Seroquel I’ve avoided because it’s known to cause weight gain but thanks.
I’m glad you’re lowering your dose. That’s usually a good sign. And I hope you get through this and come through feeling a little better with less side effects. I don’t have experience with Latuda, risperidone was causing severe depression for me and lowering the dose helped.