Posted by CraigF on November 28, 2000, at 9:27:44
In reply to Re: Question for Risperdal users-for SLS, posted by R.Anne on November 24, 2000, at 2:08:01
I'd like to get some thought on this topic as well...
I added Risp. at a low dose (.5 and then 1.0 mg) when I was taking Serzone ... to boost the AD effects and to cut back on my obsessive paranoia, let some of the "fun" me to shine through.
It worked so well for a while. I had a sense of self confidence that made me feel I didn't have to perform for others or please others or hang on their perceptions of me. I was able to take the advice "you're not put here to amuse other people. they are worried about their own problems" to heart for the first time and use it theraputically throughout the day. Paranoia decreased as well.
Aside from some weight gain and appetite problems, I started to become easily agitating, I had physical side effects such as nuasea, numb lips, anxiety, sweating.
I kept cutting back on the dose, which worked fine initially, but the symptoms would catch up and I started to have VERY strange cognitive, emotional feeling that nearly drove me over the edge.
I've since been on Celexa to stop me from losing it altogether. I feel great and productive, but I'm also getting fat and losing self control (spending, illegal drugs, eating) with virtually no sex drive.
Thinking back, I wonder if Risperidone w/out the Serzone could work, or maybe Zypreza, seroquel, or Amulsipiride/Sulpiride would be effective alone. Does my reaction to Risp. indicate an overall intolerance to Atypical APs? I simply cannot experience that hell again.
Any thoughts?
PS: I had to stop taking Wellbutrin on the Serzone also because of Irritability and lack of concentration (a dopamine problem, maybe)
poster:CraigF
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