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Posted by lostforwards on October 23, 2004, at 5:30:28
While taking Risperidal "developed" purposeless movements such as picking at my clothes, crossing one of my legs, and scratching my head.
In addition, under stress I would have difficulty looking people in the eye, and would play with objects.I now have, after discontinuing the medication, weeks later, I have apathy and anhedonia as well as confusion at times. I go to bed wake up with a dry mouth, and muscle rigidit within 2 or 3 hours.
After going back on just one dose of 0.5mg my arms stopped swinging.
Are the movements and odd behaviour due to an underlying condition or are they related to the medication?
Posted by nicolas on October 23, 2004, at 21:35:11
In reply to tardive stereotypies, posted by lostforwards on October 23, 2004, at 5:30:28
Do you have schizophrenia?
Posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 10:00:52
In reply to Re: tardive stereotypies, posted by nicolas on October 23, 2004, at 21:35:11
> Do you have schizophrenia?
No, I have bipolar.
Posted by nicolas on October 24, 2004, at 16:11:56
In reply to Re: tardive stereotypies, posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 10:00:52
I don't know what could be going on. Alert your doctor to your strange reaction. Sorry I can't be of more help. I was on respiral for schizophrenia and many of the very things you desribe as side-effects were what in my case the medicine was supposed to treat.
Muscle rigidity can be a side-effect from anti-pychotics, a 'dystonic' reaction. Perhaps apathy and anhedonia are a side-effect for you in which case the medicine seems to be causing more trouble than it should.
Posted by B2Chica on October 25, 2004, at 12:55:02
In reply to tardive stereotypies, posted by lostforwards on October 23, 2004, at 5:30:28
Most likely from meds. risperdal is known for tardive dykenisia (bad spelling sorry) and abilify for akathisia.
Immediately call your pdoc and tell them of your symptoms.
this is not ment to scare but the sooner the better you find out, i have heard on this board that some that get the tardive, it never fully goes away (or at least it may take up to a year or so to completely dissapate.)
**I AM NOT A DOCTOR nor do i pretend to know this stuff, just reporting what i have heard so please. Best advice is to not panic and just call pdoc asap and let them know what's going on with you and mention your concerns of tardive.
because maybe it is from some other biological issue now coming to the surface???
Best wishes to you.AND PLEASE any of you chemical people correct me if i'm even a little wrong. i Hate to give out bad or scare info.
b2c.
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