I take 4 mg daily, and I find it helps with the delusional thinking. A big con for me is the physical feeling of sedation and soreness. My body feels tired all day and causes me to sleep a lot at night.
For me it stops me from running around freaking out over something. I still hear voices and got delusional beliefs. It also makes me very tired and sleepy Throughout the day. I take 3mg right now.
The anxiety may have been due to the 5HT2A antagonism or inverse agonism because inositol likewise causes anxiety (just not as bad) if I take enough of it.
I really liked risperdal. if it wasnāt for one tiny side effect my dr didnāt like I would definitely go back on it. didnāt take away all my symptoms or very many at all but kept me okay
The first medicine I was prescribed was risperidone. I really didnāt like it. It made my negative symptoms severe. I was sleeping all day all night. I put weight on and many another, so they prescribed me with aripiprazole.
It doesnāt mean it works the same on you. Iām just sharing my experience.
Anyways, itās a very small dose, I was put on 4 mg per day.
My Risperdal is prescribed as needed, so Iāve been off of it for about a month and a half aside from one isolated incident. Iābe been doing much better, and my symptoms have drastically lessened, even without the use of my medication. Hopefully this same trend continues for me.
I also use my boyfriendāa Wellbutrin occasionally, and I find that it makes me feel much better most days, for whatever reason.
I have pseudohallucinations too, I tend to hear things inside my head rather than outside. I think it is like people who have obsessional neurosis or intrusive thoughts.
I am really interested in this subject, and people take a serotonin antagonist with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and get completely better, where you would think the two drugs would cancel each other out.
I have risperidone consta injection. Itās very strong to handle I think.
I take Risperdal Consta 37.5 mg injectable every two weeks for psychosis from my sza disorder. Itās a wonder drug for me. I have minimal side effects from it. Only very dry mouth. I am always carrying a thermos of water with me everywhere I go. A lot of people think it is a terrible drug. But, I think it is a lifesaver for me. It gets rid of all of my hallucinations and paranoia and works wonders for me, really.
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I just thought Iād let you guys know that if you have pressure in your head or a tightness then you should see a gp about it I was prescribed pizotifen and that got rid of it also Iāve been on risperdal injection for two years and for me itās helped in some ways but also made things worse as It makes me hallucinate and have bad side effects Iām being put on clopixol injection today hopefully it works better than the risperdal Iāve also tried amisulpride but that did nothing
I used to take Risperdal pills, 8 mg a day. It is very effective for psychosis. But now I take Risperdal Consta injections 37.5 mg every two weeks. It has completely eliminated my telepathy, thought broadcasting delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations. It is a very good med.
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I was taken off Zyprexa and was put on .5mg for three days then 1mg. It made me ādrunkā during the day today except my mind was clear compared to alcohol. The voices and images were a little more fleeting but Iāve had clear days without meds. Wave, may I ask are you still on this?
Yes I am still on risperidone.
Why do you ask?
I was just curious if it was still working for you. Iāve seen many people list lots of aps theyāve taken. Good to see someone having one work for a long time.
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