"7 days ago my psych added latuda 80mg a night to my usual diet of 300mg lithium and 0.5 mg ativan (when required).  the first two days as he tapered me up to 80mg of latuda i was tired almost sedated and super relaxed.  my horrible rapid cycling has stopped, paranoia significantly lessened. i have only cried 3 times this week and i feel amazingly like &quot;my old self again.&quot;  i&#039;m almost afraid its to good to be true and suddenly side effects are going to start.  but so far so good!  the only thing i&#039;ve noticed is that i am eating again. i was having so much anxiety my food was choking me.  i am not gaining weight, just able to relax enough to eat.  i am hoping it will continue working and i will be able to wean off the lithium because of the side effects."