Risperdal for panic disorder
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Gosh, it's uncommon to ask what they are giving you medication for? I'd just be unconventional then and ask any way. You need to know. Medication is often just one component to overcoming something. Knowing what the diagnosis is is essential to knowing what else to do!
My search comes up with this. Proate 500 ---- Proate is used as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and, less commonly, major depression.
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He was diagnosed with bipolar and then also with ADHD he takes risperdal for bipolar and adderall for adhd. The adderall has been wonderful it really helped a lot the risperdal i am not so sure as he still gets very angry and aggressive he has also been recently diagnosed with social anxiety disorder.
how do you diagnose bipolar? Is there bloodwork that can be done for it? Where can I find info on what drugs there are for bipolar? what is the difference between bipolar and depression?
Risperdal is an antipsychotic given for many disorders at this point although it was originally intended for schizophrenia. There are other medications that are traditionally used for bipolar. I think you really need to consult a pediatric psychiatrist for decisions revolving around medication----- and there is also a doctor's forum here that may be of more assistence. But that is all so personal to the child ----- only a professional in your area can give you legitimate advice.
It looks like the Risperdal could be the reason for the motor tics. Which would make more sense then the Concerta being the problem. And Risperdal could be the reason for the weight gain too. Here is a link to the info I was looking at on Risperdal - http://www.crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Meds/Risperdal
By the way, don't suddenly stop the Risperdal. You must sloooowly come off of it. Good luck!
Risperdal is an anti-psychotic but that's a subclinical dose so perhaps your psychiatrist prescribed it for panic attacks but I haven't heard of it for that use though it may have some effects. There is no particular interaction between the two medications. If it helps then see what happens. At that small dose there shouldn't be many problems and at any dose those two medications can be used together safely.
s an atypical anti psychotic originally used for schizophrenia. It was a game changer for that disorder. While risperdal is used off label for things like autism and a lot of people that have autism (anywhere on the spectrum) often have overlapping adhd as a secondary diagnosis, this doesn't mean that the syptoms of adhd will improve with risperdal. Risperdal seems to help with aggressive behavior and behavior problems in general and likely communication. with kids on the spectrum.
My son has tourette syndrome. He has intermittent explosive disorder. He explodes, and then, when sent to " get himself together" he comes back fine. After he explodes, he will run and hide to give himself time to recoup. (A problem at malls and other social situations. He is eight, and now he's having problems at school. Everyone agrees he's great after regaining control, he just can't seem to anticipate what sets him off.
I have been on 50 mg of Zoloft for about 5 years. I started it after suffering panic attacks and depression for years. I'm 36 years old. I just had my second child in Sept. after the birth of my first child in 2010 I suffered PPD and postpartum thyroiditis. It was then diagnosed Hashimotos. I was hyper then hypo. During all of this I tried a few other SSRI's with no luck and went back to my regular 50 mg dose of Zoloft.
Cut to 4 months postpartum after my second child. Same ZOLOFT dose.
I have never experienced Schizoaffective Disorder as a patient, but I manage cases with Schizoaffective Disorder for a Behavioral Health insurance company. It sounds like the symptoms you are most concerned about is the disconnected, "spacey" feeling your daughter is experiencing. The feeling is not uncommon among persons who take antipsychotic medications.
he also has intermittent explosive disorder. The doctor prescribed Risperdal. I've just read horrible things about it.
What have other parents experienced with this drug? Is there a better alternative?
He is already on mineral supplements, vitamin supplements, and fish oils..
Thank you for any "experience information.
this went on for nearly 3 months. i have been up to 4 mg while on the tablets. Either the risperdal, or the bipolar has flattened my emotions.I get no pleasure out of life anymore. I am currently on depakote and seroquel, but got doubts on the seroquel, cause i hear bad things about all antipsychotics. now my question....is this permanent? The doc took me off the risperdal last month. my last shot waS ON AUGUST 11TH. When will this end? Will i ever get my emotions back?
I have bipolar/panic disorder and every time I took seroquel I had a massive panic attack, ate a lot, then slept for 12+ hours. The longest I have ever slept on seroquel is 72 hours straight... it will knock you out. It also makes you feel sluggish and lethargic throughout the day... not even my Dexedrine helped. I've tried ambien, trazodone, and risperdal for sleep but the best medicine I've found is klonopin.
We are very new to this, but my question is my loved one has been on Depakote and Risperdal for 8 days now and the mood stabilizer seems to be working great, completely stable in moods but still in the hospital. My concern is that the delusions are still there and even getting worse. Could it be the confinement or is there another medication to address this. What is the Risperdal supposed to address. Are there medications available to address the delusions?
my 4 year old with autism was on risperdal, he had some levels run high so his dr decided to switch him to Tenex...he took his last risperdal 1mg tablet 3 times/day on friday night 11-12-10...he started the tenex 1/2 of a 1mg tablet twice/day saturday morning. since sunday he has been very irritable and aggressive, with very frequent outburst of screaming constantly, hitting himself in the head and bitting, pinching, hitting, kicking, pushing, and scratching himself and others...
I've been taking risperdal for over a year. Whenever I smoke weed now it gets me really messed up and dumb feeling. I smoked every day for a couple months. In September I smoked and it triggered a 2 month long panic attack and now I have trouble sleeping. I cant nap if my life depended on it. I also feel like I have severe cognitive impairment and my memory is non existent. Also cant handle drinking alcohol now since September.
Sure enough, I had to be treated as if I had major depression (yes, anti-deps can be helpful for panic disorder, but my mood went way lower than that). I noticed almost right away. Ofter a couple of days I started crying constantly. After the anti-deps kicked in that went away, but my psyciatrist was still eager to get me off of the xanax as soon as possible because of its addictive properties, and its tendency to lower mood.
I can someone help me. I have an 8 year old son that has adhd,mood disorder, and sleeping problem. He currently one concerta 36mg in morning, risperdal 0.25 mg, and clondine 0.1 mg one and half pill at night. We just moved am having problems with him at school with his behavior, not finishing classwork, threatning, and hitting people. So i was watching a show on tv this morming. I just want to know could i use natural medication along with prescribed meds.
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