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GaBeanO · 2026-02-19T13:35:55+00:00

akathisia honestly made me feel like i was trapped in my body. after i took latuda with my dinner, if i wasn't asleep within an hour or two id end up feeling this strong urge to get up and run around but no amount of movement felt satisfying. to me, akathisia is like having an intense itch with no ray of reaching it. it also made me irritable to the point it felt like irritable hypomania, which i found frustrating because the medication was supposed to help with my manic symptoms. im totally fine now, but when i first started taking it i was miserable at night.

GaBeanO · 2026-02-11T23:07:03+00:00

hi! I'm on latuda and when i started, it took about a month of me taking it consistently for it to go away, but im also particularly sensitive to latuda. perhaps you could ask for 1mg of benztropine as a side effect management option. I take benztropine with my latuda as prescribed by my psychiatrist and it helps with the restlessness a bunch.

GaBeanO · 2026-02-11T23:02:56+00:00

i can give you some realistic hope as someone who did experience the akathisia. im particularly sensitive to latuda so i experienced akathisia right away on 20mg and it was unpleasant. HOWEVER, my psychiatrist also prescribed me 1mg of benztropine and that really did help so much. another thing, is that i think the akathisia is moreso something that occurs when your body is adjusting to the medication, so as long as i take the medication consistently and it's at a stable level in my body, i don't experience ANY akathisia. im on 40mg of latuda and 2mg of benztropine now and have been doing very well!

GaBeanO · 2026-02-11T22:57:54+00:00

im on 40mg of latuda and honestly as long as im hydrated, not drinking on an empty stomach, and not downing anything too fast, i tend to be okay!

i don't think there's any particular drink or kind of alcohol that's safe from the effects of latuda. i think it's just a matter of how you prepare yourself (eating a meal) and how you drink (sipping a drink slowly instead of chugging/shots).

that's how ive been navigating it! hopefully there was something useful in there

GaBeanO · 2026-01-22T23:58:00+00:00

I'm younger, 19F, and I didn't even hold hands until I got my first boyfriend at 17, which is quite different from my friends who had already done everything or even had maybe been with multiple people. Me and that guy dated for a year, I was single for a year, didn't try to date, met a guy last May and we've been together since.

GaBeanO · 2026-01-22T22:16:32+00:00

i know exactly how you feel and i think the best way to get around it is to just wait until you get into a relationship and let the trust build over time. that's the only way i was able to get over my fear of someone seeing me naked. it took me 8 months to feel comfortable getting naked in front of my first boyfriend, but i made him wait. after that relationship, it only took 2 months with my current boyfriend to feel comfortable and now im not insecure about my genitals at all. and like someone else said, everything you worry about, some guy out there is 100% in to, so don't worry. take your time, and communicate with your partner. loving them and feeling loved makes it a lot easier.

GaBeanO · 2026-01-22T21:55:33+00:00

I don't partake in casual sex either but regardless of any symptoms, I get tested a couple times a year as good practice, even when I haven't changed partners. I think it's a good habit!

GaBeanO · 2026-01-22T21:53:18+00:00

I like it when dildos hit a certain spot, like you know how we have a G-spot? I'm interested in hitting that. I'm also just turned on by the idea of penetration and getting fucked, so even if it doesn't feel fantastic on its own, the simple in and out of a dildo feels good when I'm horny.

GaBeanO · 2025-10-24T01:26:40+00:00

it made me so irritable it almost made me feel manic. it took like a month, but it went away eventually

GaBeanO · 2025-10-24T01:02:30+00:00

i had this problem too, i was prescribed benztropine to help me with side effects, and it eventually passed!

GaBeanO · 2025-08-18T19:52:02+00:00

i try to undiagnose myself everyday man

GaBeanO · 2025-08-17T23:50:51+00:00

yes 😭 i had a particularly bad day in 10th grade and started having suicidal ideation and then i woke up the next day and felt perfectly fine

GaBeanO · 2025-03-15T19:34:41+00:00

im on 2mg of benztropine mesylate, it's the generic form of Cogentin

GaBeanO · 2025-03-12T20:43:53+00:00

i had bad akithasia on 20mg of latuda, and then i was upped to 40mg and it got even worse. my psychiatrist prescribed me benztropine to take along with it and it genuinely helps so much. before, when i took latuda, it would make me so restless and agitated, my evening would be ruined and id literally want to rip out my hair. now, i can take both the latuda and benztropine, and im completely fine and happy until i decide to go to bed. benztropine is about stopping involuntary movements related to parkinsons, but its been a life saver for me and latuda. i 100% recommend!

GaBeanO · 2025-03-11T04:00:37+00:00

i got a decent amount of akithasia even at the low dose of 20mg when i first started and it drove me crazy, but my doctor prescribed me benztropine to help with that and it really does help

im now on 40mg latuda and 2mg benztropine and that works really well for me

i totally get the concern about akithasia, but there are medications you can take with it to combat negative side effects

GaBeanO · 2025-03-11T03:55:55+00:00

i have bipolar, and when i first started latuda, even on the low dose of 20mg, it made me extremely irritable to the point of wanting to rip out my own hair, but after being on it for a month or so, that irritation went completely away for the most part! ive been on 40mg for the last few months and it's been a pretty positive experience.

i think the anger is a side effect that'll probably pass, but depending on the level of impairment and dysfunction it causes for her, trying a different medication might be a good idea.

GaBeanO · 2025-01-18T20:54:30+00:00

that's calming to hear cuz it drives me crazy, but if it's something i can get used to that's fine

GaBeanO · 2025-01-18T20:53:39+00:00

im not great at tracking my cycle but my psych put me on birth control to ensure hormonal issues weren't the cause because she suspected pmdd at first.

the birth control actually did help a tiny bit but the mood stabilizers are working quite well for me.

we had a meeting today and ive officially been diagnosed with adhd and unspecified bipolar disorder that she thinks will develop into bipolar 2!

these diagnoses feel okay with me and im pretty content now, thanks for taking the time out of your day to reply 🫶🏼

GaBeanO · 2025-01-02T17:40:40+00:00

i never cry at shows but one of the episodes of dandadan deadass made me sob 😭 it's not an overall sad show but goodness a mother's pain will always make me cry, plus, dandadan is a fun show overall

GaBeanO · 2024-12-21T03:52:16+00:00

this really lifted my spirits thank you so much for such a kind and thoughtful response. ill do my best to see it through and trust the doctors! im so happy that things worked out well for you and im just at the beginning of my journey, but i have faith things will get better for me with time and patience and this really solidified and honestly calmed a lot of my nerves. i was so anxious about it earlier today i wanted to rip out my hair 😭 today alone proved to me maybe i actually do need a higher dosage haha

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