lanry78 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I am trying to come off Saphris and move to Latuda. I take Latuda at night and it seems I'm very fatigued all day - only my third day on it though. Does this side effect wear off ? My doctor started me at 20mg for some reason instead of the normal 40mg starting dose. Not sure if that matters ? I was also wondering what the sexual side effects of Latuda were ? With Saphris I felt both very flat and no sexual desire or ability at all. That is why I went off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoidling Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) - Edited May 1, 2022 by Paranoidling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryBlossom Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I am on 40mg of latuda right now. It did lift my depression, but I am left with feeling restless. I had restless leg syndrome kind of issue last night where I just felt like kicking that leg my mind just kept thinking "I need to kick this leg.. I need to kick it." So that disturbed my sleep. I don't feel tired... I actually feel very energized. I definitely don't think it is a manic symptom maybe I am just naturally very energetic which how I remember myself I use to exercise 5 hours a day and only drink water. So I am going to get back to exercising. I haven't had any sexual side effect issues. I think depression alone can give you sexual issue. I ran into someone and told them about my meds and everything. The person told me that my face look brighter even though I am energetic and running on little sleep. I would say without the 40mg of latuda I would be in a world of trouble. Depression wise I am better. My doctor started me on 20mg of latuda and it did nothing for me. It might just be a dosage to help your body get use to the drug or to see if you just need a small dosage of it. I hope this has helped a little!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysergia Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 i started at 40 mg and dropped to 20 mg (after adding another drug). 40 mg made me very sedated and it's one of the few drugs i've actually said i could not tolerate the side effects (and i've had some bad ones). the sedation, anhedonia, complete lack of sexual ability or desire, and apathy were awful. on 20 mg i am less tired, the sexual side effects got better, and i'm kinda less apathetic. i don't think i'm keeping this drug much longer, since it's only real positive effect so far is that it actually kills my auditory hallucinations 95% of the time, when none of the other AAPs did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanry78 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer. I think I am just going back to Saphris and accepting I will not have a sex life for a while. I wish it was just depression but when I came off Saphris a few months back my drive returned near immediately (3-4 days) but the problem was my symptoms came right back to. AP/AAP have to have the worst sexual side effect profile on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaBanana Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I've been on 60mg of Latuda for 3 years now. I have no sleepiness (Ok, right after I take it I do). I am not fatigued, no sexual side effects, nothing. I hope you find a drug that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equivilency Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 No sexual side affects I didn't ever get fatigued during the day on Latuda, in fact, I thought I was taking placebo ! As far as it making you fall asleep right after you take it, that affect wore off after a month or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koa Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I take 40 mg of Latuda and have no side effects. No sexual side effects. I used to get sleepy right after I took it, but that has worn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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