I am in the process of cross tapering my meds - adding Vraylar and eliminating Risperdal - I am down to only 0.5mg of Risperdal and the withdrawals are just Awful!
I feel absolutely sick! Achy muscles, high anxiety, stomach cramps etc…
I cant wait to get off of the Risperdal completely - I am going to ask my pdoc if I can get off of this drug as soon as possible.
yeah I know what you mean ive weaned off it three times.
"I feel absolutely sick! Achy muscles, high anxiety, stomach cramps etc…
You sure you haven’t been reading some of my latest jokes?
The trick with Risperdal is to wean off slowly, take a half mg a day and every day shave a tiny bit off and take a little smaller pill for a few weeks and you’ll get off of it ok.
No, I know Ill suffer for it, but I plan on getting off of the Risperdal any day now - maybe even tomorrow
I feel you @Wave. I at-home-alone detoxed a barely sub-max dose of geodon completely before going to a therapeutic dose of rexulti. It was a ■■■■■■■ nightmare.
Hang in there, these new meds, Rexulti and Vraylar, are some good stuff. I love my Rexulti, it is working wonders. I have been studying and living on my own pretty well- my dad came up (he works from home anyways) to check on me, and I am A-OK, now that the transition is over. I am happy to be off the damned Geodon and its cadio problems, I am even tapering off the heart medicine, things are good. I was in the deepest ■■■■ 48 hours ago, just hell. I was insomniac for three days and didnt really function, couldnt even read. It is scary to play with these meds, but play like an all-star when you get on the solid dose of the new med.
I really do understand and I felt that pain in the past week, you have my condolences and respect for enduring it.
Thanks Mortimer - and I am glad that you are doing well on Rexulti - its a very good med.
All the best to you.
Aghhh. Why are psych meds so AWFUL. I’m on Risperdal now and it’s been working well for me with no side effects…but what if I have to go off it someday and deal with this?? Ugh! Sorry you’re going through it now. Abilify withdrawal was a nightmare for me.
Risperdal is a very effective med - good luck with it @Anna
I went off of abilify + Risperdal too, with no noticeable effects.
Hang in there @Wave you’re doing really well.
So kind of you @anon84763962 - thanks, Im hanging in there
Risperdal is a addictive meds and abilify
withdrawing was a hell like if I m withdrawing from cocaine
I was restless ,all my body was in pain ,insomnia
If I wanted to sleep I had to take more than 5 pain killer pills to be able to sleep
and I was only one month forced on me at hospital
I withdraw because I had difficulty in speech
uncontrollable movement with eyes and mouth
I was totally a weird person not to mention in hospital I turned to a person who does not say no at anything
those meds are dangerous and it does create mental illness for real
I m glad that I was able to be strong and hold myself from taken it when I was under excessive pain
Now I m again back to normal and feel as if I have saved myself
Ive had cocaine and it was much safer then abilify and risperidone.
i cant agree more
the month that was imposed on me risperdal and abilify
I was like a dead person who has no ability to think or say no
most of the month I dont recall it specially the days of ECT
after hospital I was a zombie and i will never forget the week i withdrew from all this poison and mind control meds that so called treatment .
I know how you feel I used to voice my opinion on these meds a while ago on here. It did a lot of damage to me sadly I cant really understand how pills can be so deadly.
I have lost faith in pharma its quite sad how things cant just work for us all yet cocaine seemed to have no effect on me other then insomia.