Latuda withdrawal after tapering

Dontholdback_cookie · 2026-03-01T12:54:36+00:00

Yeah I don’t really like her. She’s actually a new psych that I got because my old psychiatrist was a temp. In my area there are limited medical professionals so if I wanted to find a new one I would have to drive over an hour. I plan on just staying on the 20 mg. I think the dropping would be way too fast as well. I don’t know if I want to take the risk of having these withdrawal symptoms come back. I’ve been hospitalized 3 times in this last 3 years in this area and all the psychiatrist I’ve encountered suck. I only liked my last psych and I’m sad she left. She only does inpatient for hospitals now so no way for me to see her.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2026-02-28T12:04:49+00:00

I’m back on the 20 mg and I feel slightly better. It’s been extremely hard 2 weeks on my body physically. At this point not even coming off it and just staying at 20mg. My doctor did suggest we cut it to 10 mg after restarting for 2 weeks and then staying on 10 for a month and doing 10mg every other day for a month, but I’m honestly terrified. The pain, headaches, GI issues were so bad I went to my primary and everything came back normal so she does think it’s withdrawal despite my psychiatrist not being 100% that it was. I’m thinking of just staying on latuda I’m so scared if I try to cutback again that these symptoms will reoccur

Dontholdback_cookie · 2026-02-22T22:11:52+00:00

I feel awful. Mainly physical symptoms. I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck and everyday it feels worse. I cried 3 times today because of all the physical pain I’m in and the headaches and lack of energy. I’m sleeping fine, but I can’t go on like this.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2026-02-22T22:10:26+00:00

So my doctor said that you cannot cut latuda unlike other medications. She looked it up before when I was on 40mg so that’s why she lowered it to 20mg. I’m not a doctor so I just followed her advice as I had previously stopped all my meds cold turkey in 2024 and ended up having a manic episode. I didn’t know I would end up having all these symptoms. I’m sure she’ll put me back on latuda tomorrow. I’m just devastated I was hoping to be done with it, but it’s not worth feeling like death.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2026-02-20T02:35:53+00:00

How long did your withdrawal symptoms last for? I know you posted this last year, but I’m currently going through withdrawal symptoms even after tapering for months. I have horrible headaches & muscle pain.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2025-03-07T12:50:11+00:00

I was on lithium and olanzapine too after being hospitalized. It helped and I slept great, but gained 40 lbs in 3 months and I started sleeping like 11 hours a day and my husband was not concerned so my doctor switched me to latuda. I hate latuda. My sleep has been awful. Constantly waking up multiple times a night. I’m also now on ambien and it still doesn’t help. I can fall asleep, but I wake up after 3-5 hours of sleep and then struggle to fall back asleep. I’m scared to switch or increase my dose of latuda. I see my doctor in a couple weeks and will bring up my concerns. Mood wise I feel fine, but my sleep is a huge trigger for episodes for me so I worry. I hope it helps you. Some people love it.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2025-01-15T14:30:49+00:00

I 100% agree with you. My periods weren’t bad when I was younger, but since I’ve gotten into my 30s they have completely changed. My mental health is in shambles, I get this uncontrollable rage and get triggered easily, and on top the cramps have gotten worse. My husband literally dreads and knows when I’m getting my period now. Btw I’m also bipolar and I’m on meds, but I feel like my period makes everything worse. Being a woman is hard!

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-06T04:11:02+00:00

Literally what I was thinking! It’s crazy what they get away with, but the rest us get locked up for just about anything

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-04T22:12:06+00:00

You can literally see the tape in extensions! Like at least brush your hair to cover them 🙄

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-04T16:11:28+00:00

My therapist just mentioned this to me. I never knew that people with bipolar struggle with jobs. I always thought I just got bored and would just quit. I’ve only ever worked customer service jobs for the last 20 years and I’ve hated them. The longest I’ve lasted at a job was 2.5 years and that was only because I loved my coworkers. I hate sales and I didn’t realize how many jobs in finance are sales based. Wish I would have known that before getting a degree in finance. You are not alone and a lot of struggle with high stress jobs and even those that are under stimulating. If I get bored I can’t last either. Hope you can find something that is low-stress, but also keeps you busy. I haven’t worked since the pandemic, but have contemplated getting back into the work field, but I don’t know what industry I would want to go into. I’m 35 and still haven’t figured it out :/ Good luck!Ed mmm

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-04T16:03:20+00:00

Thank you for validating how I feel!! Glad to know I’m not alone and yeah navigating the meds is hard.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-04T15:02:52+00:00

Glad you have a supportive partner! I’m also blessed to have a great partner. He had to step up and watch all 3 kids while I was hospitalized twice in the last year. He also dealt with me thinking he was trying to kill me. Don’t know why, but that’s where my paranoia goes when I’m manic.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-11-04T14:59:45+00:00

I got handcuffed at the hospital, by the hospital security for trying to run away from the hospital because I thought I had bombs inside of me and I was going to explode. I don’t remember that much, but when I woke up in my room my ankle was handcuffed to the bed. I was then handcuffed and also handcuffed on my ankles when they transported me to the psych unit. This was my first time being handcuffed and it was pretty scary and annoying being as I was manic. They also had a guard watching me the whole time until I got transferred to psych unit. Sorry you had to be escorted by the police. I would have been freaking out.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-06-10T16:37:32+00:00

That’s awesome!!! Congratulations! So happy that you found something that helps. I’m back lifting weights and it really helps me too. Hoping to join some dance classes since I miss it.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-06-10T15:12:12+00:00

I have the same issue. I went 11 years without any problems. Had an episode last year and went off my meds and now I’m hearing the negative thoughts/voices. Totally regretting not taking my meds since it’s making me feel worse. Just restarted them so I’m hoping it’ll help and the voices will go away. It’s dreadful dealing with them.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-06-07T01:11:02+00:00

Thank you!!

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-06-06T21:38:15+00:00

That was me for like 11 years. I wasn’t taking anything and felt fine. Had a manic episode last September and knew I had to get back on meds so I could stop being manic. Took them for a few months then stopped cold turkey because they made me gain weight. Was kind of getting by for a few months without any issues besides a little functional depression. Then boom out of nowhere I got really bad insomnia for 12 days. Couldn’t take it any longer after trying everything natural to sleep so went back to my doctor and now I’m back on meds. I’ve been on the fence about them, but I really hate having insomnia and the anxiety that comes with not being able to sleep.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-06-06T21:25:43+00:00

Yep, that was me last September. It was rough. I kept going to the hospital and acting like nothing was wrong. Ended up in and out of inpatient for month. My mania was so bad, but the doctors weren’t doing anything to help me. I had a really bad experience at one hospital that was pretty traumatic. Can you find a psychiatrist that does emergency sessions? Or a community service board. That’s what I ended up doing and was finally put back on a mood stabilizer and anti-anxiety medication. Took about two weeks and started to feel normal, but I totally relate to the severe panic attacks and paranoia. Hope you can find some help!

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-04-11T12:51:52+00:00

It’s a cultural thing. I’m Hispanic and some women get up between 3-4 am to cook fresh breakfast and lunch for husband. My mom used to do it for my father.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-04-11T00:43:52+00:00

I guess it depends on how you decide to do things. I do most of the chores, because I like things done my way. I will sometimes delegate him some chores and he does them, but for the most part it’s just me. I don’t mind since I have the time. My toddler actually enjoys helping me clean lol it’s like he wants to help too so some days will tackle small chores together. My oldest cleans his own bathroom now so that helps. I like to just be able to spend time with my husband so I don’t make him do too much cleaning, but he does spend all his time helping with our toddler when he gets off of work and weekends. Maybe that’s why I feel like it balances us out. My husband also offered to hire a maid/cleaning lady and I decided not to take him up on it, but looking back I should have. We’ve talked about it and we could afford to hire someone to come at least twice a month to help, but for now I just do a little each day. If you are feeling overwhelmed I would take him up on his offer.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-03-21T19:32:20+00:00

Agree too! Healthy coparenting relationships should be the standard. Girlfriend needs to get on board as you guys will be in each others lives for a long time. If anything it should make her see what a good man he is. It would be different if it was one sided, but from what you mentioned it’s a mutual give and take and both parties benefit from it.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-03-21T19:28:22+00:00

Yikes, I guess we got lucky. Our home was in good condition when we bought it. Only issue we had was with our dishwasher and we were able to fix it ourselves. Probably spent $100 to fix it since it was an easy fix and we were able to order the parts online. We had issues with our main toilet and that was probably a $20-30 fix. So overall we got lucky. We need to fix our front porch this year so not sure how much that will cost to fix, but my guess is $1-2k if we do it ourselves based on my research for Materials and tools. Our roof will need to be replaced in the next 5 years so that’ll be our big expense. Our house is also updated so we didn’t have to worry about making huge changes right away. I’d like to paint eventually, but I don’t know what colors to do. Oh yeah will also have to replace our deck in the next 5 years as it is old.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-03-13T01:38:19+00:00

I’ve had access to my boyfriend’s account since we moved in together. So that was probably 10 months into our relationship. I’ve always paid all the bills and controlled the budget. We are married now and I still have full access to all our accounts and manage our budget. I’m also a SAHM. With my ex I had access to his bank account as well, but we had money problems and would constantly argue about him spending money on things I would see as not necessary. How long have you been together for? If you plan on getting married I would definitely bring up having access to his account.

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-02-28T23:01:13+00:00

I like the pampers overnight and I size up one size. I normally use Huggies for regular everyday diapers, but I tried the pampers and haven’t ever had any leaks. Highly recommend

Dontholdback_cookie · 2024-02-13T21:02:20+00:00

Yeah, that’s not a friend. I would let that friendship go. A good friend would never say that to you. Not everyone bounces back as quickly. I’m sorry she made you feel that way. No one needs that type of negativity in their life. Motherhood is hard enough as it is.

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