Posted by James on April 13, 2002, at 23:24:22
Hi, I'm a relative newcomer to the board, and this is the first time I have gotten up the courage to post.
Anyways, I'm curious about two medications: Risperdal and Gabitril. My pdoc put me on Risperdal (only a few doses so far) after a particularly severe manic episode. I had slept 3 hours in the past 3 days and was essentially bouncing off the walls. I had experienced plenty of manic periods like that, but this was the first time I had heard and seen something like hallucinations; specifically mice. (The ironic/funny part is what happened last month. I am a college student living in a small old dorm room on campus. Last month my floor had some kind of infestation with mice thus adding an additional guest to my room. I didn’t mind his presence so much until he brought his friends to stay with him. That was when I realized it was time for Mickey (the mouse) to leave. So, I chased him around with a hockey stick until I chased him out. To make a long story short, it became a little problem when I was really manic last week, freaking out of my box hearing and seeing mice, and then not knowing if they were real or hallucinations.) So, the doc put me on a little bit of Risperdal, “to slow you down” she said. Then she gave me a sleeping pill, Gabitril, to, “slow you down a little more”. The slowing down isn’t the problem because I’ve already crashed its too late to catch that one. Truth be told, its really quite relaxing compared to the insanity I just went through!)
My question is, I know Risperdal is an anti-psychotic. I’m not that psychotic. Even if there were mice, bipolar has manic phases, which may be characterized by qualities of psychosis. I don’t care. I just want to know more about the drug and its use in bipolar. Also, I’ve never heard of Gabitril. I just want to know why the heck a pdoc would give Risperdal. Unless, of course, I really am psychotic and I’m just hallucinating this whole bulletin board thing also.--James
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