Posted by ed_uk2010 on August 15, 2014, at 9:25:23
In reply to Risperidone tiredness - split the dose?, posted by SpratNZ on August 15, 2014, at 2:58:34
>I currently take the whole 1mg at night, would perhaps splitting the dose half in morning and half at night make a difference to the tiredness?
Splitting the dose would lead to a lower blood level of risperidone in the early morning, so would perhaps be more useful if you were finding it difficult to wake up. I suspect it would not make too much difference to afternoon tiredness. Even so, you have nothing to lose by trying it.
Assuming that risperidone is helping, it might be worth trying a lower dose in order to reduce the sedation eg. 0.5mg to 0.75mg per day. Of course, you may already have tried this.
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