Posted by mellow on November 30, 2010, at 1:56:58
In reply to Re: Has anyone used Risperdal? » Deneb, posted by henshaw75 on November 29, 2010, at 21:38:20
> The doc said 3 mg.
I took 3 mg for about 6 months after being hospitalized for a terrible mixed episode. This drug saved my life. Had they not used it to make me sleep and slow my thought processes I would have harmed myself. That being said, I did gain a substantial amount of weight which I am just now addressing 5 years later. My doc is helping me taper. Now that he has me off of my ssri we have been able to cut the dispersal down to .5 mg. So i am much less sedated.
It may be a long road for you when it comes to taper down, but this drug is very helpful in that it will induce sleep. I will sometimes take an extra 1 mg at bed if I'm feeling to racey. My doc says an extra dose for sleep can help reset me if I can have the insight to catch my mania before it strikes.
If you have any questions I will try and check this thread for the next few days. Good luck!
Peace
Bipolar II
Lamictal 100, Topamax 50, Risperdal 0.5, B 100 complex, B 12, Vit C, Cal/Mag with D3, Fish Oil, High Potency Multi Vitamin
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