Posted by Else on August 31, 2001, at 21:07:00
In reply to do I have schizophrenia?, posted by noah4321 on August 28, 2001, at 13:49:37
> While I was on paxil, I was abusing two drugs: ephedrine and Sudafed. They made me hyper and eventually I could not sleep. After four days my parents sent me to the doctor and he gave me risperdal. He said it was schizophrenia. But the symptoms I had were from the drugs I was using. When I study schizophrenia I find that I don't have hallucinations or anything like that. However I can't seem to get off risperdal. When I try to get off, I get anxious and I feel like I
am out of control.
>
> Do I have schizophrenia or something else?My brother was put on Risperdal for being hyper. He did not have either hallucinations or delusions but was "only" rather aggressive and obnoxious. Given that Risperdal also acts as an SSRI is some ways, it would make sense that your anxiety would increase as you try to go off the drug. However, if you have not shown any signs of psychosis, Risperdal is probably not the best drug for you. SSRIs might do the same job without the sedation. You may also be suffering from withdrawal symptoms from the Paxil if you did indeed go off it. Some people here will disagree with me but I believe antipsychotics are best left to treat psychosis, not anxiety or depression. If you have not had any "true" psychotic symptom like a hallucination or a delusion, Risperdal is probably not the best med for you. You should discuss this with your doctor, I guess. But if you find Risperdal helps, you might want to stick with it psychosis or not.
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