I went to see my pdoc - I told her that my moods are not 100 percent - she said to go back up to 3 mg of Risperdal.
I told her that at 3 mg I was a bit agitated - she asked me to try going up slower over a week or so.
She said if I was feeling agitated at 3 mg to alternate Risperdal doses - taking 2.5 mg one day - the following day taking
3 mg and continue switching back and forth between 2.5 g and 3 mg etc…
I asked her if I still feel agitated doing it this way - are there any other antipsychotics I can try - she suggested Invega.
She said that some people tolerate Invega better than Risperdal - and vice versa.
These 2 meds are very similar, but she said that there are some differences on how people tolerate these meds.
I have been on Invega in the past but it interacted with the Depakote that I was on at the time so I could not really judge it too much.
If Risperdal makes me too Agitated/fast heart beat I may try giving Invega another shot -
Anyone else try or is on Invega now? How are you doing with it? I would like to know
She basically shot down the idea of me getting off of Antipsychotics - Oh well …