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Posted by Chuck P on September 26, 2003, at 22:56:16
I have a long history of moderate depression controlled well with SSRI's. However I switched from Paxil 6 months ago due to side-effects (constipation, restless legs). My therapist put me on Celexa which controlled the depression but left me feeling constant free-floating anxiety, so he then added a O.25mg/day dose of Risperdal, saying that dose is used for "mood stabilization". My anxiety waned slowly over the next month. My question: is this anxiety-control function for low-dose Risperdal a standard one? I can find no reference to using Risperdal as an add-on therapy to an SSRI.
Posted by HenryO on September 27, 2003, at 2:30:08
In reply to Purpose of low-dose Risperdal, posted by Chuck P on September 26, 2003, at 22:56:16
Yes, my Pdoc put me on low dose Resperdal maybe five years ago. I was taking Prozac, Concerta and Pindolol at that time and searching for something anything that might make my life better than merely bearable.
The Resperdal seemed to help. I thought it accounted for my gaining weight though. Which can be depressing in itself. I had to quit the Prozac cocktail eventually after years of it working pretty well but not great. I got off of it for three reasons, 1: Because they started suggesting fith drug canidates for my cocktail, that didn't sit right with me. 2: It wasn't working as well as I could imagine somethingelse working. 3: I started to realized it had been eroding my sexuallity for quite some time.
Now I take Lamictal only and I find it the best med I've taken to date. That is no guaranty of course that you would get any benefit from it. I'm just telling you where I'm at now.
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