Posted by Racer on December 14, 2008, at 9:16:32
In reply to Risperdal off label use, posted by Deneb on December 14, 2008, at 1:13:09
Deneb, You've overcome a great deal through therapy. You have learned new coping skills. What you haven't had yet is a lot of time to practice them. That will take time.
Additionally, even if your problems are primarily psychological in terms of etiology, they still have physical symptoms -- your anxiety will feel physical, for instance, right? Even though you know it's an emotional response, you still are aware of the physical arousal. That's a good place for meds to act. Your body and your mind are not entirely separate, you know.
If the medication helps, continue taking it and continue receiving benefits from it. You'll get to a place where you won't need it so much anymore, but that is likely to take a while.
And Deneb? Has it occurred to you that maybe the stress of going to school while living at home where your mother AND your sister are around far too often might be part of the situational stew that affects your psychological resilience?
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