Today was the first day on an increased dose of 4 mg of Risperdal, I experienced a major panic attack, I just took my night time dose of Risperdal and was lying in bed, started noticing my anxiety levels rising and I have a mild need to move my legs.Now I am feeling wired - cannot get back to sleep, I have heartburn and feeling more anxious.
Never in a million years did I ever think that Risperdal would cause me anxiety like this.
I was at 4 mg years ago and never experienced anxiety with it - Now this really sucks - maybe its because I increased the dose to 4 mg today and it shall pass till I get used to it. Who knows - calling my pdoc on Tuesday about my rapid cycling, I will tell her about the Risperdal causing me some agitation and anxiety - dont think its Akathisia, but it could be a mild case of it, I guess
I have always wondered about risperdal and anxiety. I think if you are already susceptible to anxiety it can exacerbate it. My pdoc was quite dismissive when I briefly mentioned this a while back .
Found this.
Very common (affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Abnormal movements of the hands, legs, face, neck and tongue, eg tremor, twitching, stiffness, rigidity, slowness or difficulty of movements (Parkinsonism or extrapyramidal effects).
Restlessness or agitation.
Increased salivation.
Depression or anxiety.
Difficulty sleeping (insomnia).
Headache.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/brain-and-nervous-system/medicines/risperdal-consta.html
Yeah, I looked it up too @firemonkey and it does seem that it is a common side effect for some.
For me it seems that I will get anxious at the start of a medication - Risperdal increase , at least I hope it is the case this time around.
Maybe my body needs time to adjust
I decided to lower it back down to 3.5 mg - I cannot take 4 mg of Risperdal, maybe I went up to that dose too quickly.
Cannot handle increased anxiety and agitation - I will call her on Tuesday
How is your heartbeat @Wave
I think as soon as I take a dose, I get heartburn, I think my heartbeat is ok - just been feeling more anxious, I raised the dose too quickly, going back down on the dose to 3.5 mg instead of 4 mg - I will talk to my pdoc on Teusday - I probably will start cycling again, so got to talk to her next week.
I am starting to act silly already - so the cycling continues
Decided to stick with the 4mg - I am cycling too much.
Earlier this evening I cycled down to a deep depression - I have to take 4mg for now
You can get preoccupied with medication. It becomes all you think about because it is affecting your thinking. There has to be something else besides medication. The dosage is this and the dosage is that. It’s doing this and it is doing that.We can get preoccupied with our medication. We can’t know what we’re trying to know about it. The doctor doesn’t know either because he’s not taking it.
Yes, especially when things go sour with the meds or when they cause distressing side effects
Sometimes you have to give a med a couple of days to settle in and the side effects will lessen or go away.
You are right @Skims This is my 3rd day on 4 mg - gonna stay at this dose and see what happens in a couple of more days/weeks - Going to call my pdoc on Tuesday anyway
That’s good let the pdoc know what’s going on, keep them in the loop.
Changed my mind, decided to go back down to 3.5mg - too amped up on 4mg and started feeling stoned, f*ck that.
Still going to call her on Tuesday
UPDATE - Still feeling Agitated and Anxious on 3.5 mg - the Fresh batch of Klonopin is hardly helping -
I am going to keep calling my doctor till I get a response!
This is totally ■■■■■■■ bull ■■■■!!
I can hardly sit still! The anxiety also wont stop!
Do you have a job to go to. If not you have a lot of time to get your meds right. How long were you taking the 3mg for? Give it a month at least on 3mg , if it worked before chances are it will work again. Your anxiety is probably up because the whole experience has messed with your routine.
Hey @Meteor I was not anxious and agitated on 3 mg - just rapid cycling more - when I upped it to 4 mg then down to 3.5 mg the agitation and anxiety began -
Its kind of like mild akathisia - I know for - a fact that Risperdal can cause agitation and anxiety at certain doses, never had it before when I was on 4 mg years ago - recently started.
Its Sunday and I doubt that I will get hold of her over the phone tonight, she starts working on Tuesday - wonder if I should go down to 3 mg till I get hold of her over the phone in a couple of days
Now I think that its the cycling that is causing me to be more anxious and agitated - Damn this, it is so difficult to pinoint where its coming from - I will leave it up to her to sort it through
I feel like I am about to go mentally crazy. This is making me so agitated and anxious that I cannot sleep, I jump in bed, then jump out like a million times a night.
I am on 3 mg at night, and it’s the WORST! I just now made the decision to stop taking it. I have never felt so bad in my life. It’s enough to drive anyone over the edge.
The anxiety has been going on well over a month now. I will still take my lithium but not this garbo.
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