Posted by CraigF on June 15, 2000, at 18:17:52
In reply to Re: Anti-psychotic drugs for depression- Scott » judy1, posted by SLS on June 15, 2000, at 15:29:23
I avoided the Risperdal for quite a while at first b/c I didn't like the Idea of taking anti-psychotics. Thought it would make me a fat zombie with no sex drive or imagination.
I found it activating in the first month or so (I take with 400 mg. of Serzone). Weight is harder to control, but it helped to shed paranoia, social withdrawl, and the concept that I need to live my life for others. At times it has made me emotional and sensative (in a good way that contrasts life on Serzone), enthusiastic, and better sex drive.
Sometimes I would feel activated to the point of agitation and difficulty concentrating. Some horrible dreams.
I tried to go up from one half mg at night to one, but i got chills, nausea, anger, and I had to stop. doing half at night and half in the morning kept me sedated without the above positive effects.
So I'm steady at half at night, but the activating qualities seemed to have slipped, as have the enhanced libido and social enthusiasm. I'm not afraid to tell anyone to fuck off, but that doesn't seem enough. I don't know if I should go up or down to restore the previous theraputic level.
The overall experience is positive and I don't feel like a zombie (Welbutrin made me feel more stupid than this)My advice? Try it on your doctor's recommendation. The dose is low enough so that there are no overwhelming side effects.
Now, does anyone have a suggestion about fixing my dose?
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