Posted by capricorn on December 4, 2012, at 3:14:38
In reply to Re: Whether to increase Risperdal Consta » capricorn, posted by ed_uk2010 on December 3, 2012, at 17:08:26
> >Hard to say when anxiety ramped up.Just know i had been on Consta a while before i considered a possible connection.
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> Oh I see. Are you on any other medication apart from Risperdal?
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> Also, are you on depot due to compliance issues?
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> Consta is difficult to titrate due to its slow release characteristics. If you want to find out what a higher dose of Risperdal would be like, it would be easier to stay on Consta 25mg and add a small additional dose of risperidone by mouth eg. 0.5mg-1mg/day initially. That way, if the higher dose doesn't suit you you can easily stop. If the higher dose is beneficial you can increase your depot to 37.5mg and gradually taper the oral risperidone. If your anxiety gets worse on a higher dose you will know that risperidone is a likely cause of your worsened anxiety. If your anxiety gets better on the other hand....
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>Only on Consta. Went on it because had a bad track record of remembering to take oral meds.
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