Risperdal vs seroquel
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risperdal
Hi- I developed severe akathisia after taking risperdal at night for sleep- it has been over 3 months since I have been off the meds and am suffering terribly. The neurologist I saw put me on xanax and I am up to 2 mg a day- divided throughout the day. As soon as the dose wears off I begin feeling horribly, anxious, more restless. I have been taking the xanax since May- and origionally was on a dose anywhere between .75 a day to maximum 1.
hey, i have rapid cycling bipolar and am on a lot of medication, prozac, lithium, lamictal, seroquel. i have put on a lot of weight since going on these meds, ive practically doubled in size! im coming off prozac and intend to come off anything except lithium. Im afraid that i will have severe mood swings when i do this but i need to get my life back, i sleep most of the day because of fatigue and i need to lose weight! any advice please? be well.
I even called the company who makes Seroquel and they said one has to balance the risks vs the benefits of using the drug and many doctor's prescribe it for off label use, i.e. dementia with psychosis, dispite the block box warning. Even a hospital program for the elderly said this is a common drug they prescribe for their elderly clients with good success. That's just amazing, knowing one can die from this medication. Now we have him on Xanex at night. Tried .
i am pipolar and all anidepressants made me worse, i started on 5 mg of zyprexza,and stopped at 15 mg which my doctor insissted was to high for bipolers but it worked so well for me im now med free and have been for many months! zyprexza could have very well saved me from much future damage. if i ever feel i need to go back,ill not think twice to do so. i did find that it alone worked much better for me than with another drug in conjuntion..
Good communication is key here...you can call your doc on the phone to discuss vs. waiting 1 month for your appt. I do this all of the time with my psychiatrist....
Good luck finding the right dose for you....I find lamictal quite easy to tolerate overall at my dose...I hope you feel better soon (stomach virus?).
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