Posted by 4WD on December 16, 2005, at 16:41:19
In reply to Extreme difficulty sleeping on Risperdal, posted by heather66 on December 14, 2005, at 0:12:40
> I have not been able to sleep all week and feel very restless since my doc had me increase my Risperdal from 2mg to 4mg. I am also on Wellbutrin. I think I might have akathasia.
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> I am going to see the doc tomorrow. But can anyone tell me if this will go away? Will reducing the dosage make this go away? When will I be able to sleep well again?
Hi,I didn't have any trouble falling asleep while on Risperdal but I kept waking up earlier and earlier. I was only on it a couple of weeks and at a very low dose (.25 mg) and by the end of two weeks, I was only getting 5 hours of sleep a night. When I stopped it, things normalized. It also made my teeth very sore.
Also, Wellbutrin in itself caused insomnia for me (the early waking kind).
Marsha
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