Posted by Christ_empowered on January 10, 2014, at 8:15:23
In reply to Risperdal/Risperidone Questions, posted by alfbarks007 on January 10, 2014, at 7:38:48
hey! Lower doses of Risperdal are usually well-tolerated. There is the issue of tardive dyskinesia. Its not very common at very low doses, but since you're in a somewhat older age category and female, the risk would be higher than, say, a 30 year old man.
If you have good insurance, I would think a couple mgs Abilify could do the same thing with fewer side effects, maybe a little more antidepressant action. There are other, newer, antipsychotics on the market, too...but I don't know anything about those :-(
Another option would be a very, very low dose of Seroquel, maybe Seroquel xr (again: if you have good insurance). That's more sedating, but it causes less EPS than Risperdal and sometimes has an antidepressant effect.
Then again...if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? My only advice (I do this myself, since I'm stuck on a high dose of Abillify) would be to take E and C with the risperidone. Like 800-1600 IU E, preferably natural form+mixed tocopherols, plus a couple grams C, preferably time release. Just a suggestion...
....anyway, good luck to you!
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