Posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 11:28:47
I went on Lithium and Risperidal 2mg at night in the first hospital for 1 week, then seroquel 300mg for the 2nd week. I then left the hospital, quit the seroquel and stayed on lithium. I had extreme insomnia and would always wake up confused. I also had a dry mouth a lot of the time, including parkinsonian. Other than that I felt fine.
In the second hospital, while still experiencing those symptoms I was given a low sedative dose of phenothiazine to sleep at night and Risperidal IN THE MORNING. The dose was put up as high as 3mg. I'm thinking I could've just taken the risperdal at night.
I then developed difficulty breathing, eps in my fingers, and muscular rigidity. Plus I couldn't sleep well without the phenothiazine.
Now after quitting the meds, 3 weeks later, I'm still going through anhedonia and apathy. I'm also having difficulty sleeping, waking up every 2 or 3 hours with a dry mouth and rigidity.
Did taking the Risperdal in the morning along with the phenothiazine at night make any huge difference in the treatment?
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