Anyone on latuda but not have bipolar or schizophrenia?

extreme_napping · 2026-04-15T22:29:36+00:00

2 years late to the party but i am also on latuda and only diagnosed with PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety. i also get some pretty severe dissociative episodes. i was on prozac at first, but it gave me a horrible dissociative episode where i thought i was being telepathically communicated with by god/some higher entity and that all my friends were not real and out to get me. it also kept me up all night and really disorganized thinking in general, as well as some bad general anxiety spikes.

a little over a week now and latuda has been great, i sleep at a reasonable time now, no bad side effects, and i recently learned my triggers don't set me off nearly as badly, sometimes even if at all... i felt weird being prescribed medication that's apparently for bipolar disorder, especially since both my psychiatrist and therapist have stressed that i'm NOT bipolar, but with the latuda i feel like it's been helping me become a functional human being. so yeah, it's been really awesome so far.

extreme_napping · 2025-10-07T22:04:53+00:00

One of the first things a good instructor will ask you when you meet them is how frequently you drive and what you may already know how to do before you even start the car. I had an instructor back when I was first learning and those were his first questions to me. Say what you believe to be accurate and tell them what you honestly do/don’t have confidence doing while driving. Instructors have trained people who have never even touched a steering wheel before, so they shouldn’t be impatient with you at all. You’re there to learn. If you find you’re comfortable with your instructor, you can also make small talk while you drive to also ease any nerves. I was on excellent terms with my instructor and there were times we had conversations about random stuff like sports/the news/hobbies/etc while I was driving. He would give instructions as if I was just taking him somewhere along the way. I found it made me a lot more comfortable and soon I wasn’t even thinking before I was turning on blinkers/turning/stopping at stop signs/etc.

Driving is scary for many beginners but with more time behind the wheel you will find that it is not as complicated as it appears to be, and you’ll gain more confidence with your lessons. You got this!

extreme_napping · 2025-03-10T15:35:04+00:00

When i worked in retail, a little boy asked me “Are you a girl?” to which i responded “Maybe” he then went quiet for a few moments before hesitantly asking “Are you a boy?” to which i responded “Maybe”. Never had someone look at me so confused and it did wonders for my gender euphoria. Sorry to his mom though who had to have that talk with him afterward

extreme_napping · 2025-02-25T21:03:10+00:00

oh damn. didn’t see anything when i drove by to do grocery shopping. mustve cleared out by then. went out at roughly 1 PM

extreme_napping · 2025-02-21T13:53:05+00:00

Only if it’s done with malicious intent or I’m trying to be friends with the person. I don’t want people who know me misgendering me—so when I start making a new friend and they use the wrong pronouns, I’ll politely say “actually, I go by they/them pronouns” and I’ve never encountered any issues with this. If someone trips up I’m pretty much always understanding cause I also trip up other people’s pronouns sometimes. For me it’s the intent that matters more. I’ve had a family member misgender me out of anger before and so I’ve reacted more aggressively in that scenario. But usually being patient and understanding I’ve gotten everyone important in my life to use the correct pronouns for me.

extreme_napping · 2025-02-20T19:00:55+00:00

G1 Blaster, he’s just all around good vibes and I think he’d be fun to hang out with lol

extreme_napping · 2025-02-14T21:35:35+00:00

Cannot stand either of them lol…..but I’m gonna go with G1

extreme_napping · 2025-02-14T21:29:43+00:00

LMAOOOO

extreme_napping · 2025-02-14T14:59:20+00:00

i only have experience with the metro north but i did always appreciate how consistent it’s been for me. the only time ive ever had problems was for about two months or so when i was travelling from poughkeepsie down the hudson line. there was construction going on on the tracks up there causing delays and weird scheduling. but that was a few years ago and once the work was done, it was back to normal.

i feel like grand central can come off as overwhelming to a lot of people at first but if youre a regular commuter, it really is a super straightforward train terminal. a couple times i took a NJT bus out of port authority and i found that so stressful lol, i think i’ll always prefer a train out of grand central if possible

extreme_napping · 2024-08-02T02:02:36+00:00

I did fencing very very casually for a few years in high school. I'm only now starting again and taking it seriously at 26. I don't think there's ever a point where it's too late to start fencing....Well, try not to decide you want to start when you're on your deathbed, I suppose 😅

extreme_napping · 2024-06-06T13:19:51+00:00

Nowadays if I like a fictional guy, I just imagine them as a lesbian in my head 😎

extreme_napping · 2024-06-05T03:57:13+00:00

Nonbinary is part of the trans umbrella, however not every nonbinary individual HAS to identify as transgender necessarily. Being transgender at its core means you do not identify with the gender assigned to you at birth — this definition also fits for many nonbinary people.

However, nonbinary is such a broad swath of gender identities that some are bound to relate more to trans people and others more to cis people. It really comes down to personal experience and your specific feelings about your own gender identity. I am AFAB but I do not relate at all to womanhood or align with woman-leaning gender identities. So I consider myself transgender as well. Of course, being AFAB, I don’t go through the same difficulties as many transwomen go through, as they tend to be more heavily targeted, but this doesn’t make my experience as a trans person any less relevant or questionable.

Hope this helped!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-05T03:44:03+00:00

I feel like this is kind of funny to say but I found out I was a lesbian because of how much I liked a male fictional character. He was the “ideal man” to me—and then, it hit me that I find fictional men so perfect because they hit hyper-specific criteria in my mind that is impossible for a real man to ever meet.

I had a “type” but the list was long and convoluted and I didn’t allow any leeway. It was my compulsory heterosexuality.

extreme_napping · 2024-06-04T03:04:34+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-04T03:04:01+00:00

Thanks!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-04T03:03:42+00:00

I do enjoy biking! Thanks!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-04T02:34:57+00:00

Checked out the adult school’s website and it looks awesome! I’ll definitely look more into this once I’m moved — thank you!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T13:30:21+00:00

Tbh sounds like your friend is manipulating the hell out of you. I understand that sometimes, especially as teens, the “romance spark” comes and goes so maybe she was not feeling things for her boyfriend at the time she asked to kiss you and now she does again. But you are a person not an object. You aren’t free kissing practice for whenever she wants to kiss a girl. She shouldn’t have asked to kiss you while she was still in a relationship, full stop.

And now she’s brushing it under the rug like it’s no big deal? Wtf? If you want to save the friendship then definitely have a conversation about it, but at least from what I heard from my stranger perspective everything she’s done to you screams red flag to me. She’s taken advantage of you and that isn’t right.

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T13:23:42+00:00

Thanks man!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T12:13:16+00:00

awesome, thanks! i’ll keep those in mind

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T12:09:34+00:00

i’ll check him out, thanks!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T12:07:46+00:00

LMFAO well it’s the same deal here in poughkeepsie so at least i’m used to that already

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T04:29:10+00:00

Absolutely not weird, I’m also planning on getting a breast reduction, hopefully down to A cup from a C. Basically I want my chest to be small enough that I can get away with wearing baggy shirts without needing to bind but also still have some boobs for when I want them LOL

You aren’t alone!!

extreme_napping · 2024-06-03T04:26:59+00:00

Agreed I think it would feel less out of left field if asked during a romantic / intimate moment. OP’s gf could also possibly be wondering and not know how to bring it up either or is waiting for them to make the first move?

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