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Posted by Deneb on July 23, 2010, at 3:32:38
OK, I read about other people's experiences with AP and tons of people say it is the worse med, it turns them into a zombie etc.
So I take 0.75 mg every night and I've taken up to 1.5 mg without feeling like a zombie.
I've never felt like a zombie before from any of the meds pdoc gave me. I get sleepy after about an hour, but I wouldn't say I'm a zombie.
The med that really sedated me to the point of not being able to open my eyes was actually a benzo I received while in the psych ward about 5 years ago. It was Ativan. I couldn't take the full dose without passing out. I don't know if it was because I had not slept in 3 days from stress or what.
I guess my emotions are a little less intense now (maybe), but it certainly does not keep me from being excited about things. Bad emotions are less frequent. I still get really really excited about things even on Risperdal. It doesn't dull my life at all.
Any theories as to why I don't turn into a zombie?
Do you think more would turn me into a zombie? Or maybe another med would?
Hehe, I just love using the word zombie in a sentence. ROFL
What are your experiences? Have you ever felt like a zombie and on what meds?
Posted by emmanuel98 on July 23, 2010, at 20:22:24
In reply to How come Risperdal doesn't make me a zombie?, posted by Deneb on July 23, 2010, at 3:32:38
APs have never turned me into a zombie. I don't think this is a common experience with APs. Just this board tends to have more negative experiences than the norm. When I took risperdal, I felt normal for the first time in my life. I was always tense or anxious or angry or stressed and irritable. And suddenly, I felt okay and realized that this is how most people feel most of the time.
Posted by SLS on July 24, 2010, at 5:35:43
In reply to How come Risperdal doesn't make me a zombie?, posted by Deneb on July 23, 2010, at 3:32:38
Good questions.
Science may not have answers yet.
Until then, recognize that there is great interindividual variability in response to psychotropic drugs, and that your best choice is to work with these drugs using empirical observation as to how they affect you.
- Scott
Posted by Christ_empowered on July 28, 2010, at 15:59:58
In reply to Re: How come Risperdal doesn't make me a zombie? » Deneb, posted by SLS on July 24, 2010, at 5:35:43
High-dose antipsychotics can zombie-fy anyone. Lower doses can act more as mood-stabilizers/tranquilizers and help people deal with their problems and cope with life. I've been deliberately zombie-fied in a mental hospital by docs (full dose depakote+mid-range dose risperdal) b/c I tried to punch a psychiatrist. That's a case where the drugs are being used abusively,, as punishment and as chemical restraints.
I'm glad you don't feel like a numbed-up zombie on your medication.
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