Posted by schleprock on August 10, 2012, at 12:53:33
Currently on Nortriptyline (150mg), Clonazepam (1.5 mg) and .75 mg of Risperidone as a much needed augmentor. The Risperidone (at .5 mg) was worked immediately and relieved most of my depression and anxiety after the first two weeks. Now it's effects have completely wore off, with no improvements following .25 increase over the last two days. Has anyone else had any similar experiences with initial short term efficacy of an antipsychotic? Does one typically have to wait a while for the full benefits of the drug, or is it likely that my Risperidone has more or less failed and I should try something else. I'm just surprised because it worked so well at the initial dosage level, then just stopped working overnight. I haven't had alot of experience with switching between medications since my Nortriptyline alone worked so well over a long period of time, and this breakthrough depression\anxiety I'm experiencing has occured only recently.
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