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Re: Is 1mg of Risperdal a high dose ? » med_empowered

Posted by Tepiaca on December 11, 2005, at 10:40:07

In reply to Re: Is 1mg of Risperdal a high dose ?, posted by med_empowered on December 10, 2005, at 17:41:30

> are you sure schizoaffective is accurate?

I dont know Med. It is said by my first doctor. The one who saw me 10 years ago. The others can´t tell me what it is. One told me I had deliriums that people dont like me. The last one said there is nothing psicotic with me.

Med The first med that helped me in my life was Zyprexa. That was after trying all kind of meds available at the market. Including conventionals AP. I have saw some old prescriptions on my mom desktop. Haldol, Sulpiride and Risperdal are some of the first Ap doctor used on me. He tried with AP´s because no AD could help me in the past.


Med .... if zyprexa was the first med that helped me in my life, does that mean that I have some kind of psichotic disorder???
My mom is currently on Solian. We go to the same doctor. She doesn´t know what is that med used for. She only take it and thats all. I believe we are a little, just a litle bit psicotic. I remember when I was 14 or 15, she used to get angry with everything. That everybody wanted to take her for a fool. I sometimes feel like that, in some way I have inheritated that stuff.


Anyway I just want to feel better. Have a normal life. Im tired of all this _%(/)


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> Anyway,1mg/Risperdal for a psychotic disorder isn't high; its probably on the low side. That said, no matter what you're being treated for, you need to proceed with caution with antipsychotics...the ideal should be the lowest dose for the shortest period of time.
>

Im afraid of Ap´s maybe I would have to take them forever. Im scared of these drugs


> Some people with schizoaffective respond well to mood-stabilizers (lithium, depakote, tegretol, etc.) without an additional antipsychotic...in this respect, some schizoaffective patients are more bipolar than schizophrenic. Perhaps you could try that? Triletpal, Depakote, Keppra, and Lamictal could all be good options for you; I personally wouldn't try Lithium just yet, b/c of the blood work and side effects, but it certainly is a better option than antipsychotics. Also, anti-anxiety meds help people with schizoaffective *A LOT*--Klonopin, Ativan, etc. could reduce your tension *tremendously*. BuSpar could help, too, but a benzo would help faster.

I tried Depkote in the past. Didn´t helped me. I used it with Nardil. Im an currently of 0.5mg of clonazepam.Its a good med

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> So..I guess I think you should first ask your doc to explain exactly **why** he thinks you're schizoaffective. You don't seem to have problems with psychosis...shizoaffective really isn't a good diagnosis anyway, and its certainly not one to go spraying around on somebody just b/c they're treatment-resistant.
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=(

> In terms of dosage for YOU...although 1mg is pretty low for a psychotic disorder, if YOU don't like it, YOU don't like it. You can switch meds (again, I'd recommend low-dose abilify)


Im want to try abilify , a low dose ,as you said med


I am off risperdal. Im tired of feelig druged


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