Posted by Dinah on August 10, 2012, at 18:28:12
In reply to Re: Long term efficacy of antipsychotics, posted by schleprock on August 10, 2012, at 17:21:25
I found Risperdal to be mildly stimulating when I first started it. I think it was more a startup effect than the end goal. So it may not be so much a poop-out as a settling into its actual effects.
It might well work better for anxiety than depression, though I sometimes get a bit tearful when I've been on it a while and quit taking it regularly.
One way it may be helpful is to reduce the anxiety that accompanies a more activating antidepressant.
This is totally based on my own experience and YMMV.
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