Re: recent new york times article on antipsycotics

Posted by jono_in_adelaide on September 26, 2012, at 21:52:18

In reply to Re: recent new york times article on antipsycotics, posted by phillipa on September 26, 2012, at 20:54:04

In the dose I'm taking (1mg per day) risperidone doesnt act as an antipsychotic, it only blocks the 5ht2 receptors that are involved in anxiety and depression.
I wish I didnt need it, but the imrpovement was so meaningful I couldnt ignore it.
SSRI's have never done much of anything for me, so I guess this is my substitute (I still take Zoloft because the alogorythum sems to be anxiety/depression = ssri these days, but it does very little)
They certainly shouldnt be handed out like candy, they should be reserved for resistant cases IMHO, where SSRI's, other antidepressants, Buspar, Atarax and Benzos havent gotten the person where they need to be. Also, mybe, in addixction prone people where using benzos might be a bad idea, though that is a pretty grey area i think

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