Do you get more anxious on reduced AP dose?

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I seem to be getting more anxious, irritable and paranoid as the weeks go on after AP reduction from 3.0 mg to 1.5 mg. Doc said it would take a few weeks for it to fully level out to 1.5…as it takes awhile for meds to leave the system…so I should be leveling out soon.

I’ve had various things going on in rl that are probably contributing to this as well, but I think the meds are part of it.

Should be trying wellbutrin in a few weeks as well.

If these changes help with anhedonia and lack of motivation, it’s worth a little anxiety to me though, in the long term.

Does this happen to you all as well? It feels like a good trade off overall.

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Not anxious, but my positive symptoms get harder for me to control and my insight much harder to maintain.

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I would rather experience a lot of anxiety than be on a large dose of a typical AP, especially Haldol.

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I do notice more anxiety when lowering meds which last for awhile.

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Not anxiety but anger issues, sometimes nightmares too, and if I go even lower I get positive symptoms. If I didn’t have anger issues I could have been on 3mg instead of 6mg risperidone. I feel like the anger issues are mania related but I read they are also a sz symptom. Its what I hate the most about my symptoms as it gets me into trouble and feeling angry all the time is awful.

For me the anger issues worsen the longer I am on a lower dose.

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It sounds like your going through withdrawals. Antipsychotic withdrawals last a long time

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I notice increase in anxiousness immediately if I lower my meds.

It is a trade off I prefer to be not anxious though, but I want more sleep and it is way harder for me to get going when on full strength dose.

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