I upped my dose of risperidone from 4 mg to 4.5mg and I noticed that I’m slurring my words big time!
Don’t need this right now.
Maybe I’ll stay at this dose and not go up to 5mg.
This sucks!
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Maybe it’s temporary?
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Yeah respiridone made me slur my words too. Sucks because people think you are drunk sometimes
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If you are going to make the decision without a doctor’s approval, I would seriously way the pros and cons. it can be dangerous especially if there are significant reasons why your dose was increased
Yeah I’m hoping that it’s temporary @everhopeful.
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Lithium made me like that. I’m glad my pdoc took me off it. I hope you can figure out what’s best
That sucks big time. I slurred my words on Lyrica. It also messes up my balance. It’s embarrassing because it really looked as though I’m drunk. I’m being switched to a different med now, and hopefully, it won’t be as bad.
No she basically left it up to me.
She said to play it by ear and see how I do on 4.5 or 5mg.
She even told me that I could take the risperidone on an as needed basis and that the increase could be temporary.
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Oh well that’s good you have that much control over your meds. I was on Risperdal for 3 years, and I didn’t slur my words, just became heavily sedated. I took up to 12mg. Clonazapam on the other hand, made me slur my words, and talk like I had a whiny voice, so I feel your pain.
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No I have to take the 4mg as maintenance but she allowed me to take the extra 1/2 or 1 mg as needed.
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Oh… I understand now. Do you take some during the day?
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I take 2mg in the morning.
2mg at bedtime.
I’ve been taking the extra dose in the afternoon.
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I just recently got my clozapine switched to all at night, I’m feeling way more energetic. I know your complaint isn’t lack of energy, but you might slurr less if you take it all at night, that’s only my opinion and not a fact. It might not hurt to try it out
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I don’t do well taking larger doses all at once.
But thanks for the suggestion @Winterblues.
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Do you take your risperdal at night? If so, Does the slurring of words happen regardless of if you take it at night or in the morning? I know every night when i take my clozaril i slur my words big time
I take risperidone in the AM, PM and bedtime.
I didnt know they spaced out risperdal like that. When i was on it i took it all at night. Maybe talk to your
Pdoc about switching to all at night then it might not affect your speech during the day. When i was on saphris they tried to space it out (morning and night) and i was a complete zombie…
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I’m on 6mg of risperidone I have not noticed any slurring of my words but I have reduced my disorganized thought and speech. My TD is worse though
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I’m no longer slurring my words, so maybe I have to get used to it.
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