Posted by Lou Pilder on August 9, 2012, at 15:45:53
In reply to Risperidone side effects, HELP!, posted by schleprock on August 9, 2012, at 11:16:16
> I've been taking Risperidol (.5 mg) at bedtime as an augment to my Nortriptyline for about 2 1/2 weeks, seemed to be working fine until a few days ago when I started to feel its effects starting to wear off. Lastnight I increased the dose to .75 mg (as previously suggested by my psychiatrist). Woke up this morning and passed a fairly large amount of urine. Now I remember the same thing happening when I started with this med, but didn't really think much of it. Unfortunately, this time I just thought I'd just check for this on Risperidol's side effect profile, and of course found it listed with those symptoms that "require immediate medical attention"!
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> I know that this may signal a possible onset of diabetes, but, as I said, I didn't notice this condition during my initial dosage with this drug (only the first day or so.) Unfortunately I won't be able to speak with my pdoc for a few days, so I'm at a loss on what to do. Is it possible that this is really only a minor commonly experienced side-effect that will pass ina few days, or should I reduce the dosage and start considering another antipsychotic?
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> I'm also concerned with the fact that the beneficial effects of this med are starting to wear off over such a short time.schleprock,
You wrote,[...taking Risperidol HELP...should I...],
Let us reason together. People take chances when they take mind-altering drugs. These chances may not have been disclosed to you by your doctor/prescriber, the drug manufacturer, the people that may respond to your plea for help, the owners of web sites dealing with mind-altering drugs, school authorities, television promotions of drugs in the advertising, periodocals that have advertising for mind-altering drugs and such.
Now these chances are increased when the drug is taken over and over for yeasrs upon years, I would think. It is like spinning a wheel and where it stops knowbody knows. It is like drawing cards from a deck, and you might draw the Joker.
Here is a start of something that we can build on. This deals with the chances od getting diabetres from Risperdal. Notice that over 9% chance. That is a huge chance, statistically that is. Bit is could be much more than that. You see, these stats come from {reported} events. Not all events are reported.
Lou
http://www.ehealthme.com/ds/risperdal/diabetes
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