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Is seroquel or latuda (lurasidone) best for bipolar?i take 600mg but i think my body is use to it....

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Non-drug focus: From the series of questions you ask, I have a sense that your focus is very much on drugs and what they can or cannot do for you. I hope that you will also find a way to focus on non-drug strategies. The meds might clear a bit of a path for you to move along, but that is all. If you don't move - you'll still be where you are. Consider cbt therapy to learn about yourself and to plan a better life.

Answered 2/10/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Latuda (lurasidone) is not on our: Formulary -so i don't prescribe it. But in talking with other doctors they have used it 'off-label' for bipolar disorder w psychosis with good results. Seroquel (quetiapine) has bipolar disorder as an indication. I am not sure that either one is necessarily better. Often it is which ever medication is best tolerated by you personally and gives the most effective treatment.

Answered 2/10/2014

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Dr. Lincoln Bickford answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Both can work: Both can be effective for bipolar depression. Latuda (lurasidone) is newer and most psychiatrists have less experience with it, and adverse effects are less well-known. Seroquel now has a generic form, and the dose can go higher.

Answered 2/20/2015

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Well...: Can't say one is better the the other as a whole. Individual response varies and is difficulty to prefect. In general seroquel will have a higher risk of sedation and weight gain Latuda (lurasidone) needs to be taken with fodd to ensure it's completely absorbed from the digestive tract.

Answered 10/6/2017

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