Posted by judy1 on May 2, 2001, at 18:52:57
In reply to reducing the dosage of risperidone, posted by elspeth on May 1, 2001, at 15:40:00
I'm glad you found some of my comments useful. Before I was dxed with bipolar disorder, I was given prozac and developed a psychotic manic episode. They stopped the prozac, but because it has such a long half life (and also my own denial and refusal to take any other medication) the episode took about a month to resolve. I wish your daughter had a therapist to help her through this, it's tough going through withdrawal alone. I guess the most I can say is try to be supportive until the after effects of the drugs are gone. It can take weeks to months for the brain's chemistry to normalize after being on meds for years. Take care- judy
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