And driving me up a damn wall! This one voice is all high and squeaky and she’s drowning me out saying “lalalalala.” I want to stab myself in the ears, oh my god. I CANNOT WAIT FOR FRIDAY. I get to see the nurse practitioner and let her know that I’m still being driven up a wall. Can’t come soon enough.
That’s horrible. I hope the nurse practitioner is able to help you out Friday. It can be so hard dealing with voices but atleast you got the appointment this week!!
I’m so glad we had it scheduled out ahead of time. She’s always got a busy schedule, so I probably couldn’t get an appointment at the last minute!
Good timing!!
Are you already on medicine? Are you looking to get it increased or trying to change medicine?
I am, but it isn’t a therapeutic dose yet. It’s still low from when we thought I was just an aggressive girl with asperger’s. Probably will get it upped (risperidone) unless she wants to switch me to something else. She asked me to bring a list of antipsychotics that my insurance pays for.
Well seems like you’re gonna get everything figured out hopefully and that things will improve for you. Just gotta wait a couple more days!!
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how much risperidone do you take? I am just curious what is considered 'therapeutic dose
I actually just read this online:
Therapeutic doses of risperidone
RISPERDAL ® can be administered once or twice daily. Initial dosing is 2 mg per day. May increase the dose at intervals of 24 hours or greater, in increments of 1 to 2 mg per day, as tolerated, to a recommended dose of 4 to 8 mg per day.
I guess I am on a really low dose. I use to take 2mg per day and now I take 1mg per day. It seems to be working. I have been on 1mg for several months now
4mg is the supposed therapeutic dose. I’m on 2mg right now, and it’s doing absolutely nothing for me.
oh wow. My pdoc tried to put on 4mg once and I had HORRIBLE side effects. Couldn’t tolerate it. He was trying to get rid of my delusion. I avoid psychotic episodes on the dose I am on right now but I still have my delusion. I try to ignore it. I only really talk about it in therapy and on here.
How long have you been on the 2mg? Wondering if maybe it just hasn’t kicked in yet
It’s been a few weeks. She said I would know if it was working almost immediately. 
I don’t know about immediately. Risperidone was always slow acting for me. It took a while to enter the system and a while to leave it. Like on the scale of months.
Also I wish you the best of luck because I have had the voices scream at me before. Not pleasant at all.
I hope I don’t have to wait months to see any effects out of this! But thank you for the luck wishes.
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well, obviously I am not a doc. apparently it isn’t working then. When they upped my dose, they said it may take a few weeks. I felt exactly the same on my initial dose of 2mg as well. I still had my delusion. I have had 2 psychotic episodes and my current dose appears to be keeping them at bay. I am diagnosed delusional disorder though. Even though I have had episodes (related to my delusion) my main symptom is my chronic delusion which never goes away. Ha! Maybe my meds aren’t doin’ ■■■■ and the lack of episodes is just luck. Geez, I hope that isn’t the case. I have been episode free for 11 months. Goin’ on a year. I think my meds must be helping.
anyhoo…I hope you get your meds upped and I hope you notice a difference immediately. Good luck
Have heard singing helps. I made a poll on it awhile back.