Posted by gardenergirl on June 24, 2006, at 17:55:39
In reply to Re: May I point out a pattern? » fayeroe, posted by Deneb on June 24, 2006, at 15:28:19
Hi Deneb,
> Don't some people take meds as needed?
Some medications are specifically prescribed for "as needed use", which can be written as "prn". Many other medications are written to be taken regularly. If you check the label of your risperdal prescription, it should say whether you are to take it "as needed" or regularly. If it is not clear, that's definitely a question for your pdoc.
Also, I know it can be quite unpleasant to feel labelled or otherwise identified as "having problems". What if you were to look at your treatment (all that it entails) as "helping you feel healthy" versus "because of a problem"? Would help it feel less shameful?
Take care,
gg, who wants Deneb to just be well regardless of whether or not she has any "problems" :)
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> > for your own safety and for your emotional ups and downs, i'd stay on the risperdal all the time. i would not mess with the dosage or the frequency of the doses.
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> I agree. Change is unpredictable. I should keep everything the same when I'm doing well. Placebo effect or whatever, everything should be the same.
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> Deneb*
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