Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 16687

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I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by CraigF on December 11, 1999, at 10:07:30

I'm having moderate success on Serzone. I still obsess and get fairly paranoid and mentioned the irritability that the drug can cause to my doctor.

He wants to put me on Risperdal b.c of the paranoia and "rage". I insist the rage is a side effect of Serzone, but he doesn't seem to buy it.

Is an anti-psychotic a bit heavy-handed for my symptoms? My grandmother is schizophrenic and I've seen what APs can do.Other reports of zombie symptoms scare me.

Any thoughts from people familiar with these combination or just about Risperdal would be appreciated...Thanks!

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by Noa on December 11, 1999, at 12:18:12

In reply to I need Risperdal??!!, posted by CraigF on December 11, 1999, at 10:07:30

Did you have any rage symptoms before going on serzone?

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by JohnL on December 11, 1999, at 13:54:27

In reply to I need Risperdal??!!, posted by CraigF on December 11, 1999, at 10:07:30

I don't blame you for being skeptical Noa. Everything you describe wreaks of Serzone. I mean, when it works it's great. But when it doesn't, the symptoms you describe are all too common. I've felt them myself when on Serzone. If your gut instinct tells you it's the Serzone, it very likely is. Your description is common, and I get frustrated doctors seem so blind to this reaction with Serzone. Believe me, you're not the only one who's reported these strange things on Serzone.

Personally I wouldn't even consider trying another drug without first lowering or removing the dose of Serzone to "challenge" it. I would definitely want to see if it's causing the symptoms. I suspect it is. The only sure way to find out is to lower the dose. You may not have to quit completely to find out. If the Serzone is at fault, you should notice improvement with each drop in dosage. I know when I did it I felt better and better each time I went lower. The lowering process took me about two weeks in incremental steps down. I was still depressed when finally off Serzone, but it wasn't the paranoid irritable kind of depression I had when on it. I was actually quite improved when off it. In a perfect world we would all have doctors who will listen to us. Nobody knows oneself better than oneself. When my doctor wouldn't listen, I had no choice but to challenge my Serzone on my own. I was right. It was the drug. And to think, if I had done it the doctor's way, she would have added something else, and then something else, while the whole time the Serzone was the problem! It was bad. I had no choice.

Now let's assume you've challenged the Serzone and the symptoms ease off. Great, now you know to try something else and stay away from Serzone. But if it's not the Serzone, then move on to other augmentations. Right? Challenging the Serzone is so easy to do, and you'll know fairly quickly, like a week or two, what's going on. Until then, I personally wouldn't even go anywhere near adding another drug, especially an antipsychotic. Make sense? Hope it helps. I bet you're right...I bet it's the Serzone. JohnL

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!! woops...Craig, sorry Noa

Posted by JohnL on December 11, 1999, at 14:00:09

In reply to I need Risperdal??!!, posted by CraigF on December 11, 1999, at 10:07:30

Ooopps! Though my previous post was intended for anyone having trouble with Serzone, I accidentally directed it to Noa instead of Craig. Sorry Noa and Craig. Ooops. :) JohnL

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!! woops...Craig, sorry Noa

Posted by michele on December 12, 1999, at 2:08:04

In reply to Re: I need Risperdal??!! woops...Craig, sorry Noa, posted by JohnL on December 11, 1999, at 14:00:09

> Ooopps! Though my previous post was intended for anyone having trouble with Serzone, I accidentally directed it to Noa instead of Craig. Sorry Noa and Craig. Ooops. :) JohnL

Michele here,

I had recurrent gory, violent thought patterns on Serzone and totally discounted my subjective experience for about 3 weeks - thought it must be just another manifestation of MY stuff. Finally I just tapered off myself and realized it was the drug. GP very supportive but was an effect he was surprised to see. I recall the Serzone experience as very weird/bizarre - not what the manufacturer suggested at all!!!

We have got to trust ourselves more.

Michele

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by Noa on December 18, 1999, at 1:47:14

In reply to I need Risperdal??!!, posted by CraigF on December 11, 1999, at 10:07:30

Craig, just wondering how you are doing?

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by CraigF on December 18, 1999, at 13:50:36

In reply to Re: I need Risperdal??!!, posted by Noa on December 18, 1999, at 1:47:14

I'm doing fine for now. I'm thinking about adding Wellbutrin or Buspar (maybe both) to my Serzone, but I don't want to rush into anything. the Serzone is working better and I'd like to get to know it better in my own head so I can fairly evaluate the other meds if I add them.

I am in no rush, however, to add anti-psychotics to the mix (even though the Holidays are here)

thanks for your concern. I've had less time to p-babble these past few weeks.

 

Re: I need Risperdal??!!

Posted by Noa on December 18, 1999, at 14:30:10

In reply to Re: I need Risperdal??!!, posted by CraigF on December 18, 1999, at 13:50:36

Glad to hear you are ok. It took a while for the initial negative effects of serzone to wear off for me. It is still sedating, esp. at the increased dose (was at 150, now at 225), but that is ok. I only take it in the evening. I admire your patience for waiting to see how your mix holds up. I have been very impatient myself.


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