So been taking risperidone 0.5mg since 1 week.
It says prolactin is 21.59 ng/ml (2.10 - 17.70). Already above 17 which should be max.
As long as prolactin stays in twenties I’m fine. I will increase risperidone to 1mg, will check my prolactin levels again.
Im worried if taking 1mg will double prolactin to 40s
just 1 week and it raised to 20? omg…
Before meds it was 9.50 ng/ml (baseline)
It increased like 11 points
Hope not
Even on a low dose I got it
So maybe it doesn’t matter about the dosage?
just one week it becomes 20, i wonder what it would be if used in long term…
Literature says risperidone prolactin elevation r dose dependent
Well pdoc even warned me before that max risperidone he can give me is 1mg. But I insisted we try upto 2mg.
Although abilify worsens my symptoms. I will try to see if I can take tolerate 2mg, and see if it can lower prolactin
As far as I know, it gets elevated during first week and then stays stable over long term
I think your being overly paranoid about prolactin @clinic.
It’s normal for prolactin to be elevated with risperidone.
You just have to make sure that the levels don’t go too high.
How much is high, too high ?
I am having a blood test for prolactin this week.
I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
It’s a better problem to have than being locked up in an asylum…
Only your doctor would know what is tolerable for you.
My prolactin levels are at 27 right now.
@Wave,are you still on 4mg’s.You sound so much better.
21 is not very high at all a small prolactin increase is not gonna be too bad its not like its 500 or something
Yes I’m on 4mgs zoa.
My paliperdone only comes in 3 6 9 or 12
Never heard of a 4
This is risperidone…
@clinic, I was on risperidone for 3 years and my pdoc never ordered a blood test, maybe it was before all the lawsuits though. 1 week is fine.
I know. They’re very similar though.
In 2011 I was on Risperdal Consta injections,at higher dose.No one mentioned prolactin…