Posted by judy1 on May 1, 2001, at 17:47:32
In reply to reducing the dosage of risperidone, posted by elspeth on May 1, 2001, at 15:40:00
My shrink and I share the same views- the risk of using a neuroleptic long term (even the atypicals like risperdal) is not justified in someone who has had one or even several brief psychotic episodes. That being said, I have stopped low doses of risperdal w/o tapering, but I am rarely on it for more than a few weeks. In your daughter's case, she may experience some withdrawal effects- anxiety, insomnia, agitation, etc. So I would find a sympathetic dr. and get a tapering schedule if she has any withdrawal symptoms that are uncomfortable. As for the tegretol- that made me so ill I was happy to go off, if I rememeber correctly I experienced more 'psych' effects, paranoia and agitation. Abruptly stopping can cause seizures. Again I recommend a shrink to monitor. Remember that withdrawal is not the same as re-emergence of the disorder and everyone should be on the same page with that. I really like the 10%/week taper- you tend to avoid discomfort that way. Just curious (having been bulimic myself in the past), did the emergence of psychosis come when the prozac was stopped? I wish your daughter well- judy
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