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What is Lurasidone?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Latuda

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Lurasidone is an antipsychotic agent. It is used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Bipolar I disorder 176 133
Bipolar II disorder 142 92
Major depressive disorder 36 21
Auditory hallucinations 32 24
Bipolar disorder 27 12
Schizoaffective disorder 19 21

Show all 65 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 2538 patients that have taken Lurasidone

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 45
Moderate 52
Mild 69
None 118

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Lurasidone

Side effect Patients Percentage
Restlessness (akathisia) 18
Weight gain 14
Nausea 12
Sleepiness 11
Drowsiness 6
Headaches 6

Show all 106 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Lurasidone

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 80
Did not seem to work 72
Doctor's advice 38
Expense 29
Other 20
Change in health plan coverage 8
Course of treatment ended 6
Personal research 4
See all 167 patients who've stopped taking Lurasidone

Duration

Stopped taking Lurasidone

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 47
1 - 6 months 52
6 months - 1 year 22
1 - 2 years 27
2 - 5 years 11
5 - 10 years 5
10 years or more 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 240
Usually 25
Sometimes 6
Never taken as prescribed 13
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 23
Somewhat hard to take 37
A little hard to take 36
Not at all hard to take 188
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 10
$50-99 13
$25-49 18
< $25 100
Not specified 135

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Lurasidone after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Aripiprazole (Abilify) 56
Quetiapine (Seroquel) 28
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 21
Lithium Carbonate (Lithium Carbonate ER) 16
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 13

Show all 37 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Lurasidone and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Quetiapine (Seroquel) 21
Aripiprazole (Abilify) 15
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 13
Cariprazine (Vraylar) 12
Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) 8

Show all 34 treatments patients report switching to

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7 patient evaluations for Lurasidone

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Dec 16, 2018 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 6, 2017 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 20, 2016 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 16, 2016 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 5, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 11, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for confusion)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for unrefreshing or poor sleep)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sleep problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 5, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

May 26, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

May 2, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased energy)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 29, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for increased energy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for schizoaffective disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 18, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 23, 2015 (Started Jan 21, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 16, 2017 (Started Feb 13, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 9, 2013 (Started Feb 13, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 20, 2013 (Started Feb 13, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 4, 2017 (Started Jul 01, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar II disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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