Why is it a struggle to shower daily. I have to talk myself into it. It use to be I never thought about it. I just did it. Same with cleaning. Anyone else struggling with this
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Yep, negatives from ap most likely
What is AP. Hello btw you seem to be the only one that chats with me lol I think risperidone is not great for me but I’m not a doctor so I guess Im stuck with it. It ses to keep the psychosis away.
ap i short for antipsychotic.
yes the forum is not so busy these days there arnt many talking here
resperidone is effective but a little too many side effects for some people to like entirely
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Oh AP yep that makes sense I just wish I had my old energy the only positive about mania for me I got stuff done
This forum is nice though. I’m just limited on replies because I am new I just wanna chat and learn from others
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Hi @miss1
I’m on Risperdal and have recently reduced it to 3mg from 4mg.
I’m doing much better cognitively at 3mg
Risperdal is a heavy hitting drug
I have a difficult time with showering
Some of it is due to being on Risperdal but a lot of it is having SZA too
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I just got weened from 4. To 3 now I am on two mg I hope it helps with the utter blah feeling
It makes me feel super tired too… at least we are not alone in the med battle
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You should get used to most of the side effects like fatigue in time.
It’s important to remain on these drugs especially if you were diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar
Sza coming out of psychosis. I keep telling myself that too. I have in inner battle daily to make myself take it. I know it’s helping but I miss my old self minus psychosis
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I take 1 mg of risperidone in addition to 20 mg of olanzapine.
It does calm me down a lot.
Even though it makes my mind slower, I need thd calming effect of it.
Hopefully you adjust to the new dose well.
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Yes, I miss my old self too
But I’m trying to deal with my SZA the best I can now.
A good support system is also important along side taking my meds
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It was the same for me, it’ll take time but eventually you’ll find it much easier to keep up yourself together. I’ve been diagnosed for eight years but most the progress came much later.
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Ok so you can get down to 1 mg of resperidone I take 150 mg of limictol too but somehow still seem depressed
1mg would be too low for me and most people.
I would become manic and psychotic at 1 mg.
2mg would be cutting it close for me, I still would be experiencing mood instability at 2mg
3mg is my sweet spot right now
Anything over 3mg and I become a zombie
I only shower when I go to appointments. Sometimes I go almost a month without showering. I wash my clothes when I have appointments. I go weeks without brushing my teeth. My last dental check showed around ten cavities. These are from negative symptoms. I have regained pleasure in life and some desire to socialize. I am working on brushing my teeth daily if I can. And trying to shower 4 times a week. I have become very apathetic about showering. I have thoughts that tell me showering daily will become to much for me to bare. I am really struggling with hygiene.
Here is a nice article that touches in the issue of negative symptoms
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Oh no I hope this is my right dose. I have gained weight too does that slow down I don’t eat a lot yet there it is an extra 14lbs. Ugh lol I keep walking hoping it helps…
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It’s possible to lose weight on Risperdal
Walking is excellent exercise
Yes dude I am battling it hard I had one goal this week it was to shower thanks for sharing it is hard to talk about. I only wash clothes when I run out of underwear I have very little support system and live alone no one to impress
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Just gotta make it a habit, I used to only ever use soap for washing 2-3 times a week. Parents said I had some bo so I started showering and using soap daily! It’s been happening for like 2 years now… though I don’t feel smelly other people might!
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i shower more often on the medicine. still not often but more often.
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