Posted by SLS on August 15, 2011, at 11:52:51
In reply to Interdose issues on risperidone?, posted by floatingbridge on August 15, 2011, at 10:48:49
> I take a small dose (.125mg) at night. By the next afternoon I am feeling awful.
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> My other idea is that there is an interdose rebound effect, the way someone would experience interdose anxiety on Xanax, say.
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> Can/does this happen? It does have a short half life, yes?
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> Still to figure this out....
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> Thanks.
The half-life of the active metabolite of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, is about 24 hours.It is likely that you are taking too little risperidone to last 24 hours. I believe you should at least run a trial of an increased dosage of risperidone. 0.5mg is a common dosage when used for non-psychotic conditions. Perhaps you can split the dosage and take 0.25mg twice a day.
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