Posted by 4wd on November 2, 2005, at 22:02:00
In reply to Re: Risperdal ever make any one worse?, posted by med_empowered on November 1, 2005, at 8:57:23
> I agree with Blueberry. Psychiatric meds can cause all kinds of side effects. Sometimes antidepressants make depression worse, sometimes antipsychotics make people psychotic, so on and so forth. So...if I were you, I'd just toss out the Risperdal and tell your doc that you didn't like it at all, and now you want something else. Why put yourself through a couple weeks of agony to see if the side effects *might* dissipate and the med *might* help you? And...why are you taking antipsychotics anyway? It seems like you'd do pretty well just upping your Klonopin (.75mgs/day is a TINY dose; 1-3mgs is more likely to help). Good luck!
Taking APs because I can't tolerate a high (even therapeutic) dose of any AD due to side effect sensitivity. The AP is supposed to enhance the AD. And my pdoc wants me to take more Klonopin but I don't want to take more. I was addicted to ATivan for about 12 years and remember all too well how horrible withdrawal was. Also if I take more than .5mg a day, I get restless legs at night, my short term memory gets bad (forgetting appointments, starting out for the gym and ending up a mile past it before I realize I missed my turn, etc.) and I get pretty severe dry mouth even at .5mg. (I am the side effect queen. I don't know whether it's more frustrating for me or my pdoc).I don't intend to stay on an AP indefinitely anyway. This is (in my pdoc's words) band aid treatment until we figure out what caused this sudden increase in anxiety and the waking up scared stuff.
Anyway, I am feeling better. I've had two good days in a row! First time in a while.
Thanks for the support.
Marsha
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