Does Caplyta make you sleep?

Does Caplyta make you sleep?

The most common side effects with CAPLYTA are sleepiness and dry mouth. Your healthcare provider may tell you what time of day or night is best for you to take CAPLYTA. Sleepiness was mainly mild. Follow your healthcare provider’s direction on when and how to take CAPLYTA.

Is Caplyta sedating?

Falls. CAPLYTA may cause somnolence, postural hypotension, and motor and/or sensory instability, which may lead to falls and, consequently, fractures and other injuries. Assess patients for risk when using CAPLYTA.

What time of day should you take Caplyta?

When should I take Caplyta? Caplyta should be taken once a day with food. The recommended dosage of Caplyta is one 42mg capsule a day. Caplyta can cause somnolence and sedation, but these side effects are reported less frequently when Caplyta is taken in the evening.

What does Caplyta help with?

Lumateperone is used to treat a certain mental/mood disorder (schizophrenia). This medication helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It may also help to decrease hallucinations (hearing/seeing things that are not there).

Is Caplyta used for bipolar?

If approved, CAPLYTA would be the first therapy indicated for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I or II disorder both as monotherapy and as adjunctive therapy in adults.

How fast does Caplyta work?

And it may take another few weeks or more for you to notice a change in your schizophrenia symptoms. In two clinical studies, people’s schizophrenia symptoms eased significantly after taking Caplyta for 4 weeks.

Is Caplyta better than risperidone?

In post hoc analyses of two short-term randomized controlled trials plus an open-label long-term study, patients with schizophrenia on lumateperone (Caplyta, Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc) had reduced rates of metabolic syndrome compared with their counterparts taking placebo or the antipsychotic risperidone.