Posted by ronaldo on January 21, 2007, at 7:40:53
In reply to Re: I'm stopping all meds, posted by mindevolution on January 20, 2007, at 5:59:55
Hi Deneb
Sorry you are having such a hard time of it. I hope things improve for you shortly. In the mean time
b e c a l m a n d r e l a x
Easy enough to say I know, much harder to do.I once took risperdal 2 mg and I still have some of it left. I have just been taking a look through their information leaflet. One paragraph caught my attention:
"Sometimes trembling, pronounced muscle stiffness or spasm, slowness of movement, excess saliva or restlessness can occur but this will usually disappear if your dose of Risperdal is reduced by your doctor or if your doctor prescribes you an additional medicine."
It seems to me that maybe you should stay on all your prescribed doses of medication in order that your pdoc can witness these tremors at their full extent.
Then again I am only an ignorant amateur and you have consulted an expert in psychopharmacology who says your dose is too small to cause these tremors. As a matter of interest how much do you weigh if you don't mind me asking? 0.75 mg is a small dose but then you may have a small physique. I would still blame the Risperdal but that is because I detest anti-psychotics having gone through an aborted attempt to get off Zyprexa which resulted in horrific rebound insomnia even after I had been completely off it for 3 weeks. They do make you sleep but the cost in rebound insomnia and anxiety when you eventually come off them is far too great.
The chances are that you will not remain at 0.75 mg. You will probably end up taking 1.5 mg, possibly more. Psychiatrists have an uncanny predeliction for foisting anti-psychotics on their patients, even for off-label use. If I was you I would be tempted to give them a wide berth. But then I am embittered by my battle with Zyprexa. I am tapering off it again, this time very very slowly and gradually. If you have been on Risperdal for any length of time you should also use a very slow and gradual taper. If you have only been on it for a few months you can do it quicker but be prepared to go back to a higher dose if you experience any rebound symptoms.
As a previous poster said it is your body and you decide what goes in it. Don't let the so-called experts bully you into doing what you do not want to do.
ronaldo
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