Lanysavy: Hello im lany savy from vietnam

[Lanysavy]

Hello im lany im 24 year olds n I ve been taking 2 mg risperidone for 3 years . I have 2 different brands of medicine to take in 3 years . Because my doctor sale the meds for me n he’s the only one have that med from USA . I have no choice . But I’m very lucky to find out this forum n I feel happy bout it. Because I want tapering off med soon maybe after one month . But I worry that I’ll get different brands of med while I’m tapering . Is it a cause of withdraw symptoms!!!! Pls guys help me with it I heard after u tapering it’s a right choice u must do for ur life ty for reading . Am I the only one with schizophrenia from vietnam here lol 😂

Edited December 17, 2019 by Shep
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[Gridley]

Welcome to SA, Lanysavy.

 

if you change to a different brand of Risperidone when you're ready to taper, it shouldn't be a problem.  I live in Ecuador and have had to switch my Ativan brand three times.  To minimize any difficulties the change in brands might cause, we recommend doing a crossover from the old brand to the new brand.  It's good to have a supply of your old brand to last through the crossover.

 

3/4 old brand, 1/4 new brand for one week

1/2 old brand, 1/2 new brand for one week

1/4 old brand, 3/4 new brand for one week

all new brand thereafter.

 

We recommend tapering no faster than 10% of your current dose every four weeks.  

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?

 

The following link is specifically about tapering Risperidone, including how to obtain the non-standard small doses you'll need for your taper.

 

Tips for tapering off Risperdal (risperidone)

 

Please let us know when you are ready to begin your taper.

 

This is your Introduction topic, where you can ask questions and connect with other members.  We're glad you found your way here.

 

 

 

 

[Lanysavy]

Ty so much for the info @Gridley 

[Lanysavy]

Hey i got a question , ive been tapering since the day i posted on this topic until now . During the time i taper off i felt well no much withdraw and i was taper off 5% for each 2 weeks, sometimes i hold on to a month or 3 months depend on how i feel and how withdraw i had , i didnot have weights those time in 20 days so in my past i started to cut by quarter of the pills without a weights in more 20 days . But i still felt fine . So lately i started taper of 2,5% hold in 4 weeks but i felt not well too so i started to do 5% hold for 10 days then i started getting all the withdraw symstom , anxious , nausea , my head feel Like drunk and high , start to scared the noises outside ( i live near to a road where a lot of truck and noises around ) . And i was holding this cut for more 3 months. What should i do next ? I dont want get any withdraw or panic and scares the noises outside anymore . 

[Altostrata]

@Lanysavy, what drug are you tapering? How much are you taking now, in milligrams? How long have you been taking that amount?

 

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[Lanysavy]

Hi @Altostrata thank you for answering my post , i ve been tapering off risperidone from 2 mg to 1 mg now ...its been 3 years since i took that med then i started tapering off for more than 1 year now .... its still not finish yet ...

[Altostrata]

Are you taking 1mg risperidone? How are you measuring it? How long have you been taking this amount?

 

Please post your drug history as requested.