Posted by SLS on October 13, 2000, at 8:10:45
In reply to Re: Risperdal or Seroquel? Help Please? » Greg, posted by Cam W. on October 13, 2000, at 7:38:00
Hi Cam.
What's ASH?Several weeks ago, I tried adding Risperdal 1mg h.s. to the Parnate + desipramine + Lamictal combination I have been taking for bipolar depression. For the first few mornings I felt a bit sedated and in some ways more depressed - depressed mood. However, this disappeared within a few days. After a week, I began to experience weakness in my legs when I would climb stairs. Within a few more days, I developed an irregular gait while walking with a tendency not to dorsi-flex my feet as I stepped forward. I had to walk very deliberately not to trip over my toes.
Fearing that this was some sort of EPS, I stopped taking Risperdal. The effects resolved within 36 hours. It is hard to day, but it might have been helping a bit. My doctor didn't think the effects were EPS, but he didn't know exactly what they were. He thought it might be a sort of unrecognized sedation. He asked me if I would try Risperdal in the future should he ask me to. I said yes.
Any thoughts?
Knowing that the purpose of using Risperdal is to foster a robust antidepressant response, what has been your experience in seeing this happen? Is 0.5mg ever used for this purpose? What about Zyprexa?
Thanks.
- Scott
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