So yesterdy after having an apointment with my psyhcologist, psych tech, and psyhciatrist (that order) I got my dosage upped again to 3mg from 2. (1.5mg morning/night). I still hear voices constantly, but my paranoia is less by like 25% and I’m not running around at work freaking out. Anybody on this medicine that is really helping or helped or not? I just feel like nothing will really work out fully for me. 
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i’ve been on risperidone three times. the first time was when i was in the hospital. they put me on 4mgs it helped at for a while until the doctor put me on fanapt (pure HELL) anyway the second time was another doctor she put me on 8mgs and it helped i didnt hear voices and i wasn’t freaking out anymore but i was tired all the time. i moved again and this time the psychiatrist was an ■■■■■■■ because on he put me on 4mgs of risperidone and a low dose of celexa. its didn’t help at i became manic and was nearly hospitalized.
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Did they just throw 4 and 8 mg at you or did they steadily increase cause that’s what their doing with me over last 7 weeks and I feel like it’s too slow. It’s my first med btw.
the first time they increased it within a few days. the second time i was on it it was over several weeks to 8mgs and it worked but it made me feel exhausted
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Yeah for me it makes me sleepy and just Blahh most of the day. Sucks.
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my current psychiatrist talked of putting me on injections for haldol. but i’m not feeling the side effects as badly anymore except the shaking that’s still bad. i developed akathisia from the risperidol though
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I’ve been on risperidone for years.
It’s been a life saving drug for me.
I too am on 3mg.
To be Honest, I’ve been feeling very tired.
Would like to have my dose lowered but I doubt that my doctor will agree to it right now.
I was recently Hospitalized.
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Respirdol definitely helped my positive symptoms a lot at 5mgs, but anymore than that and the ■■■■ would send me to the hospital with muscle spasms and contortions. Since then I’ve tried geodon, abilify and now have found zyprexa (olanzapine) which has been a game changer for me, I take a very low dose at 5mgs a day and am almost completely symptom free other than random paranoia/panic attack episodes from time to time which are usually settled with a klonopin.
And @SchizoBoy seems like from yal and others akithisia is common. I feel like I have to move constantly but I’m able to sit down and just have the need to but I don’t do it which can drive me a little crazy at times. And the only muscle thing I got is my jaw twitching/chattering.
Sorry to hear you got hospitalized recently. Has it made you feel mostly symptom free? I just started 7 weeks ago on it and like I stated above I’m not acting out as much anymore but still paranoid and no motivation, speech, etc.
That wore off with time for me. Now I take risperidone and don’t get sleepy. Of course I don’t get sleepy at all anymore.
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I’ve tried a lot of different APs and risperidone is the most effective one.
It’s a good med.
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I take a very low dose of Risperidone (1mg) and it seems to be keeping me from having psychotic episodes. I am still delusional and I get paranoia but I haven’t been to the hospital in a year. I tried taking 4mgs very temporarily and the side effects were unbearable. I also tried switching to 40mg Latuda and didn’t sleep for days. I could probably tolerate 2mgs Risperidone as I used to take that but I feel the same as I do now so no reason to go back to 2mg. I lost a few pounds, I am less puffy and less tired during the day. Good luck on your increased dose. I hope it keeps the voices at bay.
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