Posted by King Vultan on January 19, 2005, at 19:59:05
In reply to Re: Risperdal Bupropion for Depression Anxiety » King Vultan, posted by banga on January 19, 2005, at 14:40:35
> Just wondering--for what symptoms are you taking/will be taking an atypical AP?
The purpose is mainly to augment the Parnate for depression and perhaps help counteract some of 5-HT2A receptor related side effects (insomnia, agitation, etc.). It's thought that blockading this receptor, which all of the atypical APs do, has a number of therapeutic benefits. The cognitive problems I am having with the Risperdal at 0.375 mg/day appear to be due to dopamine D2 receptor blockade, which is very weak at this dosage, but perhaps it is just something I am overly sensitive to. However, my impression is that Risperdal is more likely to cause this sort of side effect than are the other atypicals.Todd
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