I feel like I am dying on this 6mg Risperdal

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I was bed bound for 3 months on Aripiprazole 15 mg and could barely get out of bed. I was repeatedly told that could force myself to do things out of habit, but it was completely impossible! I struggled to brush my teeth and walk up and down the stairs.

The only thing that improved my situation was a reduction in ap dose. As soon as it was lowered to ten mg I was able to get out of bed, and move around easier. The improvements were in no way related to any will power or mental effort. So when people say you can fight your way out of it there often wrong, the problem can be physiological rather then mental attitude.

I know you say you’re not depressed, but you could either try a reduction in antipsychotics to four mg risperidone or an antidepressant?

I believed I had strong negative symptoms, and these were improved by increasing sertraline. What have you got to lose?

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I will soon be on a low dose of Clozapine. Hope it works.

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Hopefully it will. Sometimes you have no choice but to take the risk.

I would also recommend, an antidepressant to increase serotonin. As even if you’re not depressed, you’re serotonin levels may be being effected by the antipsychotics.

I didn’t feel depressed, but an increase in antidepressant removed what I believed to be negative symptoms.

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I’m on risperdal and I just feel retarted.

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My psychiatrists refused prescribing ADs.

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There are people with mentally challenged kids on this thread. Can you please refrain from using such an offensive term?

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I feel mentally disabled.

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sorry about that.

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If they are negative symptoms, then perhaps a medication might come in a few years that treats those symptoms. It could also be the Risperdal, you could perhaps take a risk and change the medication.

You need to hang on and hope for the best. We tend to overestimate what will happen in the next two years, and underestimate what will happen in the next 10. I am sure there will be medications for negative symptoms as well as cognitive symptoms in the next ten years.

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How much longer until you start clozapine?

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I have an apt with pdoc tomorrow then I have to do a blood test before taking Clozapine.

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Okay… I still think it’s worth a try, I myself would explain the theory of a lack of serotonin caused by ap usage to the psychiatrist.

My mental health team advised against my reduction in Olanzapine, but were willing to go with my decision.

I guess I’m lucky to have that control over my medication.

Even so I’m a little nervous about reducing further, which I am able to do at the end of the month. Thinking 3.75mg Olanzapine next, down from 5mg.

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In terms of tiredness Clozapine wasn’t as bad as Risperdal for me. I used to sleep for 12 hours, though. However, overall, I think Risperidone was the worst.

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I feel too because of my laughter.
That is feeling odd.

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When I was on risperidone I became very depressed and emotional. It sucked.

I also lie in bed all day. I don’t understand why the doctors say it’s not positives or this illness?? I was a completely different person before psychosis.

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I hear that a lot and I agree. i don’t think I am the same as I was before either. I wouldn’t say completely different but quite a bit different.

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