Posted by jjj on May 18, 2005, at 10:21:21
In reply to Re: risperdal withdrawl causing more symptoms, posted by JACJ on May 18, 2005, at 6:38:15
Hey JacJ,
I've been taking risperdal at various doses for close to two years. My first psychotics symptoms started sometime during the summer of 2003.
My doctor is aware of my desire to see how I'll do on lower doses and is supportive of that. He's helped me by providing timeframes for each step down in the dosage. Also, I'm taking a sleep aid to help with the sleep loss due to the withdrawl symptoms. He also has suggested starting up on seroquel while lowering the risperdal because apparently it is an easier withdrawl. That is another option, but I haven't tried it yet.
I'm sorry to hear about your problems with anxiety that appear to be caused by your medication. I can imagine that it must be terribly frustrating to have a medicine that is supposed to help you, cause problems for your instead.
I'm not sure how long the extra psychosis due to withdrawl should last. My pdoc recommends stays at the same dosage for two weeks before lowering a little bit, so I assume it will be something along those lines.
jjj
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