Posted by JohnL on February 29, 2000, at 3:57:35
In reply to Cam w RISPERDAL amanda ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by Amanda Slade on February 28, 2000, at 19:54:16
> Cam, The pdoc is trying .25 mg of risperdal at bedtime. I have been so sensitive to most other drugs and am wondering if the .25 will cause me to be a zombie? I exercise vigorously everyday and watch what I eat and am concerned about the weight gain. Is this drug used for ADD? What exactly does it do and will I be like one of those mental patients in "One flew over the coo coos nest?"
Amanda, if your doc is having you try an antipsychotic, it might make sense to be sure you are on the best one in its class for your unique chemistry. My pdoc has me on Zyprexa. Though I've had a decent response with it, he isn't stopping there. He wants to be sure I'm on the best match. Therefore, he's going to give me one or two week trials of three other antipsychotics to compare them. After comparison, he wants me to pick my favorite to continue. Regardless of how you respond to Risperdal, it might be worth comparing to a few other choices to be sure you are on the best one for you.
Risperdal is one of the ones I will be trying. My pdoc told me it doesn't have the sedation or the weight gain that is common with Zyprexa. It may or may not work better than Zyprexa for me, but he definitely wants to find out before getting too committed to any one drug.
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