Posted by SalArmy4me on May 2, 2001, at 0:48:15
In reply to Re: reducing the dosage of risperidone » elspeth, posted by judy1 on May 1, 2001, at 17:47:32
Risperidone _is_ safe for long-term use, according to a couple studies:
1: Megna JL, Dewan M. Related Articles
A naturalistic study of risperidone maintenance treatment of outpatients with severe mental illness.
Psychiatr Serv. 1999 Aug;50(8):1084-6.
PMID: 104456612. Ghaemi SN, Sachs GS. Related Articles
Long-term risperidone treatment in bipolar disorder: 6-month follow up.
Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 1997 Nov;12(6):333-8.
PMID: 9547135 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]3. Zuddas A, Di Martino A, Muglia P, Cianchetti C.
Long-term risperidone for pervasive developmental disorder: efficacy and tolerability.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2000 SUMMMER;10(2):79-90.
PMID: 10933118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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