Posted by judy1 on December 31, 2000, at 21:03:16
In reply to mellaril to risperdal-symptoms, posted by Julia on December 31, 2000, at 12:39:24
Hi Julia,
I've been on both meds, I assume you are being taken off of mellaril because of it's cardiac complications. Mellaril was extremely sedating for me, risperdal has the opposite effect. You are on a pretty low dose, you didn't mention any psychotic symptoms- has this been a problem? If not, why doesn't your pdoc up your benzo dose? If you do have hallucinations, etc. (my problem), than seroquel is more sedating than risperdal, although in my case risperdal at 2mg bid was more effective for auditory hallucinations. Were you tapered off of mellaril or just switched over? Depending on how long I take an AP, I sometimes taper- so you could be right that withdrawal may be a factor. As an aside, I feel I've gotten manic on risperdal- so I definitely don't think it has a depressing effect. I hope you start feeling better soon- Judy
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