Posted by oona on June 2, 2002, at 23:48:14
In reply to Re: risperdal helps with sleep? » oona, posted by JohnX2 on June 2, 2002, at 19:18:07
> Hi Oona,
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> Does the Risperdal leave you lethargic
> and sleepy all during the daytime?
> This is a common complaint of Zyprexa.
> But I have talked to people on Zyprexa with
> this problem and many times they switch to
> Risperdal and the problem goes away.
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> The antianxiety effects exerted by all the
> APs may help with nighttime sleep. I believe
> Risperdal is also partly a mild antihistamine.
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> JohnHi John,
Lethargic, Heck no! Also I cannot be sleepy and lethargic at my job. I am going all day long. That is why I stopped the Wellbutrim. It raised hell with my concentration, then shot my blood pressure sky high. So I stopped that right away (5 weeks). Actually the Zoloft that I was on was fine (7 years) but when I started cutting back to get off of it (for personal reasons) the side effects were so bad that it made me mad and then I really wanted to get off of it. Can not stand the fact that I have to be on meds, but now will stay with the Celexa and Risperdal and the pdoc said that maybe will have to be on some regime all my life. Yuch, but is better than severe depression or manic attacks that alienate you from all.
Just a little worried about long term effects of Risperdal as the doc says she has to check me every 3 months to make sure I am not stiffening up or having some wierd physical reaction. I hear some people do that take it long term and in larger doses. Is it a relation to Haldol?
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> > Adamie,
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> > It helped "me" with sleep.
> > Of course I do still take the benadryl or tylenol pm, but before the Risperdal, the benadryl was NOT working and I would waken frequently or would not be able to go back to sleep after the third time that I woke up. I am not sure if it is the combation of the Celexa with the Risperdal or the fact that I am bone tired after a full day of working.
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> > Plus, I am over 50 and the old hormones dont kick in anymore so I do not have the monthly insanity that I had for over 40 years, except when I was pregnant, then would have the baby blues afterwards. What a life!
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> > Just do it one day at a time. I know that sounds stupid and insensitive cuz I have been where you are now. But looking back, I wish that I could have just kicked back a little and not taken every darn thing so personaly or had lived in less of a drama. Even now the old feelings come back and I will find myself in that black place or find myself endlessly doing some stupid task when I am exhausted. I just have to talk to myself and try to stop and bring myself back to reality.
> > I hope you can find some little happiness and peace in small things, even for a minute at a time. A babies smile can work a miracle.
> > oona
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