Simple English explanation with example
- Helps improve mood, thinking, and emotional balance
- Used for schizophrenia and bipolar depression
- Works on brain signals linked to thoughts and mood
- Can reduce symptoms without acting like a sedative alone
- Like rebalancing brain communication involved in mood and perception
Scientific explanation
- Contains lurasidone, an atypical antipsychotic
- Antagonises dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors
- Also affects serotonin receptors linked to mood and cognition
- Reduces psychotic symptoms and depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder
- Used in schizophrenia and bipolar depression