Posted by Dinah on August 11, 2011, at 19:03:16
In reply to Risperdone, posted by floatingbridge on August 11, 2011, at 17:31:32
I can't speak to whether or not Risperdal is helpful to you. Or whether or not the ramping up of your other medication is affecting your Risperdal response.
But I don't think the means of action is all that specific. It is used to curb irritability and aggression, but it doesn't work directly on those things. It works by reducing agitation. It's a tranquilizer. So that if you're anxious, the tranquilizing effects might be helpful. If you are irritable or aggressive, the tranquilizing affects might help that. If you're buzzy from hypomania, the tranquilizing effects might help that. If you self injure, AP's may help not by addressing some center in your mind that causes self injury, but by calming the agitation that often leads to it. If you obsess or have difficulty with clarity of thought, and those difficulties are caused by anxiety, agitation, or an excess level of adrenaline or cortisol, the tranquilizing effect can be helpful.
Not for nothing were the old AP's called major tranquilizers to the minor tranquilizers of benzos. To me it's a different sort of tranquil. Benzos tranquilize my brain and sometimes make me sleepy. They affect my thought and ability to work in a negative way. While AP's tranquilize more at a deep down physical level. Very helpful for someone who often feels overwhelmed by the stimulation of everyday life.
I don't think any medications work all that specifically. I always loved this link. I had a huge ah-hah reaction to it. I suddenly realized that the fact that SSRI's were helpful in so many disorders didn't mean that those disorders were necessarily caused by low serotonin. It was just that SSRI's had an effect on mood in many people, and that effect was helpful in a wide range of illnesses.
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