Im on risperdal consta and orals atm, next time i see my pdoc in 2 months i wanted to ask him to transfer me to just orals, has anyone found that orals are less effective then injection? thats all i worry about.
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I find Seroquel to be as effective as an injection I was on in the past…
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lemme chime in on this. I started oral risperdal as my first primary ap back in September 2017. keep a long story short, I was eventually put on injection (depot).
in my opinion the injection is way way better than the pills. a single injection is smoother, longer-lasting, and probably less side effects than oral.
however, I am no longer on risperdal, I’m on the ‘revised’ version known as invega sustenna which I find to be much better.
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basically, ever since I was introduced to depot-styled medication treatment, I have no desire to take the pill form again.
the only time after that i ever took the pill form was when I first started consta, like you, and to test out invega.
invega was nicer in my opinion so now I get the sustenna depot, no pill form. plus, the invega sustenna depot is once a month, compared to biweekly with consta.
finally getting that icky risperdal out my system
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Risperidone oral made me intractably constipated so my pdoc put me on the shot form Risperdal Consta. The shots worked so much better on my psychotic symptoms. So that was a plus.
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@unique how long did it take for the risperdal injections to leave your system?