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I surfed the internet in order to find out what disorders are treated with Latuda. Bi-
polar is widely used for bipolar. Part of drug therapy is finding out what medicines help you manage your condition. Continue to be open with your doc-
tor. Tell him/her that it is not working. I have learned that I need to be very open with my psychiatrist and therapist. I have Schizoaffective disorder which is treated with similar drugs as what you have to take. It has taken many years to find what combination of medicines work best for me. I take anti-psychotic, antidepressants and additional anti-anxiety drugs. This prevents me from lapsing into depression, hearing distracting voices and keeps me calmer than without medicine. These medicines help people to function. In short,, I suggest that you stick with your current psychiatrist.

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Ann, I am happy that you feel you have found the best combination of drugs to work for you; however, my own experience with taking several types of drugs at a time was more like a horror movie. AT one point, my diagnosis was changed to schizo-affective as well. But it felt like ,, with every new side effect, another pill was added to the battery. At one point, I was on the same combination you mentioned. For example, I did not experience a manic stage until I was on anti-depressants. I learned later, that if your brain really doesn't need the anti-depressant, the anti-depressant can induce a manic state. I was on an anti-anxiety drug when it was the anti-psychotic causing the anxiety. All of these drugs are so dangerous and it can be difficult to understand what is really happening in our bodies. If it is all working for you, then I'm so happy for you! As they say, don't fix something that is not broken! Docs have wanted to change me to other drugs that have fewer side-effects, but after all I went through to find one that works, I don't want to change.