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Is It Safe To Take Latuda For Depression?

I am currently taking 250 nuvigil in the morning and 400 seroquel and150 lamictal at night for Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety disorder.I am currently in a major depression. I just started taking 20 Latuda in the evening as well in the hopes of lowering the seroquel and decreasing my depression. Since I starting taking the Latuda I have had serious problems sleeping. Can I take Nuvigil and Latuda at the same time in the morning?
Wed, 19 Mar 2014
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Latuda consists of lurasidone and it is new drug for bipolar depression. You can take it any time. Normally it cause sedation, if you are getting sleep disturbance, then you can take it in morning also. It would not cause any side effects. Just maintain the dose and take it regularly.

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Is It Safe To Take Latuda For Depression?

HI Thanks for using healthcare magic Latuda consists of lurasidone and it is new drug for bipolar depression. You can take it any time. Normally it cause sedation, if you are getting sleep disturbance, then you can take it in morning also. It would not cause any side effects. Just maintain the dose and take it regularly. Thanks