swordiebrom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 please help, what supplement should i take, how much exercises should i do, i am feeling nothing from the medication at 4mg/day,will i get back to who i am before with all my memories back etc?i am so scared guys, at the same time, i am having memory problems from the medication due to misdiagnose , is cold turkey a better approach? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 memory issue caused by it, so in my case, is it better to cold turkey? please suggest what could i do? help, anyone, was misdiagnosed risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted January 18, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hello, swordiebrom, and welcome to SA. I am sorry you are having these problems, but I'm glad you found your way here. Without having more information with respect to your drug/tapering it will be difficult to make any recommendations. We ask all of our members to fill out a signature so that all of your information can be read at a glance. This helps moderators determine you current situation. Please summarize your medication history--drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations and reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly. Any drugs prior to 24 months ago can just be listed with start and stop years. Please use actual dates or approximate dates (mid-June, Late October) rather than relative time frames (last week, 3 months ago) Spell out months, e.g. "October" or "Oct."; 9/1/2016 can be interpreted as Jan. 9, 2016 or Sept. 1, 2016. Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses. A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. Link to Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature. Please let us know how serious your reaction to the drug is. Unless you are having a serious adverse reaction to the respiridone, we strongly do not recommend cold turkey---in order to minimize withdrawal symptoms and avoid shock to the central nervous system. Instead, we recommend a slow taper of the drug. At Surviving Antidepressants, it is recommended that a person taper by no more than 10% of their current dose with at least a four week hold in-between decreases. The 10% taper recommendation is a harm reduction approach to going off psychiatric drugs. Some people may have to taper at a more conservative rate as they are sensitive to even the smallest drops. Before you begin tapering what you need to know What is Withdrawal Syndrome?Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Brain Remodelling Tips for tapering off Risperdal (risperidone) We don't recommend a lot of supplements on SA, as many members report being sensitive to them due to our over-reactive nervous systems, but two supplements that we do recommend are magnesium and omega 3 (fish oil). Many people find these to be calming to the nervous system. Magnesium, nature's calcium channel blocker Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) Please research all supplements first and only add in one at a time and at a low dose in case you do experience problems. I would recommend only mild exercise at this point. A 30-minute walk per day would be good. Strenuous exercise can stress your central nervous system. This is your introduction topic -- the place for you to ask questions, record symptoms, share your progress, and connect with other members of the SA community. Best, Gridley Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 hello, i have experienced memory loss, is it good enough for me to stop the medication cold turkey? risperidone 5mg on 17/12/2017, currently 4mg 19/1/2018 risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 19, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) Hi swordie and welcome from me too, As Gridley asked in his welcome post to you please create your drug signature. Until we have details about your drug history it is very difficult for us to make suggestions. Edited January 19, 2018 by ChessieCat * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 done, thanks for your help risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 19, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2018 Welcome, swordie. Why were you prescribed risperidone? If it was for sleep, when you go off it, you'll have sleep problems again. When did you decrease from 5mg to 4mg? How did you feel after the decrease? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Altostrata said: Welcome, swordie. Why were you prescribed risperidone? If it was for sleep, when you go off it, you'll have sleep problems again. When did you decrease from 5mg to 4mg? How did you feel after the decrease? misdiagnosed, i just feel emptiness, restlessness,anger,anxiety and have a bit of delusions after the decrease. Should i cold turkey? i wasn't psychotic like what the doctor said and he say i could be off the medication in 6 months or a year, but my memory is being affected so i wonder if it's good for me to just cut it off right now to prevent further memory damage risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 19, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2018 When did you decrease from 5mg to 4mg? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Altostrata said: When did you decrease from 5mg to 4mg? 15 january 2018 risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 19, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2018 That decrease of 1mg might have caused withdrawal symptoms. Please keep notes on paper about your symptoms, when you take your drugs, and their dosages. If you got withdrawal symptoms from a 1mg decrease, simply quitting might make you very sick. I wouldn't do it. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, Altostrata said: That decrease of 1mg might have caused withdrawal symptoms. Please keep notes on paper about your symptoms, when you take your drugs, and their dosages. If you got withdrawal symptoms from a 1mg decrease, simply quitting might make you very sick. I wouldn't do it. will my memory return if i quit it at least? so if i follow the treatment,will my memory become worse and worse everytime i take the medicine? also feels very bored on the risperidone, i don't even feel like working risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 19, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2018 If you read up on the side effects of risperidone, which I strongly recommend you do, you will see that it can cause memory issues and demotivation. Taking less usually results in weaker side effects. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Altostrata said: If you read up on the side effects of risperidone, which I strongly recommend you do, you will see that it can cause memory issues and demotivation. Taking less usually results in weaker side effects. so my brain will slowly recover if i taper off the medication? why not just cold turkey it? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted January 20, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 20, 2018 Because of the very real possibility that, as Alto said, you could get extremely sick and possibly for quite some time. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Gridley said: Because of the very real possibility that, as Alto said, you could get extremely sick and possibly for quite some time. so is it between very sick and further loss of memory?does the memory come back as i lower the dosage? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted January 20, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 20, 2018 The memory will come back as you lower the dosage. Side effects generally lessen as dosage is lowered. If you can, be patient on your memory return and think about the larger picture of your overall nervous system health. My advice is to go slow. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 8:31 AM, Gridley said: The memory will come back as you lower the dosage. Side effects generally lessen as dosage is lowered. If you can, be patient on your memory return and think about the larger picture of your overall nervous system health. My advice is to go slow. is that real...? i have read on quora that people don't recover from risperidone.... i am so scared, at the very least i want my astuteness back so i can learn how to communicate better, any supplements/food i should be eating more in general? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted January 23, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) The statement, "people don't recover from risperidone" is simply not true. Google "survivingantidepressants.org risperidone success stories" and read CharlieBrown's post, for one example. As I said on an earlier post, we don't recommend a lot of supplements on SA, as many members report being sensitive to them due to our over-reactive nervous systems, but two supplements that we do recommend are magnesium and omega 3 (fish oil). Many people find these to be calming to the nervous system. Magnesium, nature's calcium channel blocker Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) Please research all supplements first and only add in one at a time and at a low dose in case you do experience problems. Generally, a healthy diet without processed foods will aid your recovery. Edited January 23, 2018 by Gridley Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 9:56 PM, Gridley said: The statement, "people don't recover from risperidone" is simply not true. Google "survivingantidepressants.org risperidone success stories" and read CharlieBrown's post, for one example. As I said on an earlier post, we don't recommend a lot of supplements on SA, as many members report being sensitive to them due to our over-reactive nervous systems, but two supplements that we do recommend are magnesium and omega 3 (fish oil). Many people find these to be calming to the nervous system. Magnesium, nature's calcium channel blocker Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) Please research all supplements first and only add in one at a time and at a low dose in case you do experience problems. Generally, a healthy diet without processed foods will aid your recovery. thanks, any recommendation for exercise regime etc?seems like little to no withdrawal for me since i only started taking it... always been a healthy person who jogs regularly i guess that helped... risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 2, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 2, 2018 I would stay away from intense aerobic exercise, at least for now. Why don't you continue the jogging, maybe a little less rigorously than usual, and see how that works. Just don't overdo it, since your nervous system is sensitized and for some people exercise more intense than a 30-minute walk can be too activating. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 the doctor says i should be ok in a year max since i have only been on meds recently and is tapering it off now...i still want to get back to taking exams and studying, is it possible to recover in a year? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
nz11 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Swordie was that the doctors idea to CT the Prozac ? What are your current symptoms? Are you keeping notes as Alto suggested. You may find things get worse before they get better. Gridleys advice to go gentle on the exercise at this time is wise. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 yea, doctor advice to cold turkey the prozac since its a low dose, don't have any withdrawal from it though risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 and how do you deal with the increased appetite ?my weight gain is obnoxious risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 6:13 PM, nz11 said: Swordie was that the doctors idea to CT the Prozac ? What are your current symptoms? Are you keeping notes as Alto suggested. You may find things get worse before they get better. Gridleys advice to go gentle on the exercise at this time is wise. currently i have no symptoms from withdrawal but experiencing anhedonia from risperidone itself, doctor's idea to cold turkey the prozac but i didn't get much withdrawal from what it seems risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
nz11 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 9/02/2018 at 2:40 PM, swordiebrom said: yea, doctor advice to cold turkey the prozac since its a low dose, don't have any withdrawal from it though Well if that is the case you can consider yourself very lucky. Even with only one months use a CT can result in severe wdl symptoms. As you know wdl symptoms can be delayed so if i were you i would be on my guard over the next year for signs of psych or emotional distress. eg uncharacteristic crying spells for no apparent reason. Just be aware its not you its the delayed drug wdl. Then again you may not have any. You are very lucky to only have one months exposure. If i were you i would never take another ad again. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, nz11 said: Well if that is the case you can consider yourself very lucky. Even with only one months use a CT can result in severe wdl symptoms. As you know wdl symptoms can be delayed so if i were you i would be on my guard over the next year for signs of psych or emotional distress. eg uncharacteristic crying spells for no apparent reason. Just be aware its not you its the delayed drug wdl. Then again you may not have any. You are very lucky to only have one months exposure. If i were you i would never take another ad again. what's the difference between an ad and ap? risperidone is an ap right? prozac is an ad? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
nz11 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 yes And when you finally get off the ap if i were you i would never ever take another pscyh drug again. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, nz11 said: yes And when you finally get off the ap if i were you i would never ever take another pscyh drug again. risperidone can induce psychosis temporarily upon withdrawal? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
nz11 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Please dont panic but the answer is yes, ap withdrawal reactions can include that. It is possibly misdiagnosed as ...wait for it...'schizophrenia'. You seem to be coming out of this with no issues so far anyway. So there is no need to panic. Okay you are putting on weight but hopefully when you get off the drug that will reverse itself. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, nz11 said: Please dont panic but the answer is yes, ap withdrawal reactions can include that. It is possibly misdiagnosed as ...wait for it...'schizophrenia'. You seem to be coming out of this with no issues so far anyway. So there is no need to panic. Okay you are putting on weight but hopefully when you get off the drug that will reverse itself. so a person heals faster if he has only been on the drug for a shorter period of time? i have only been on it for 2 months now counting the taper,could that be why i am experiencing little to no withdrawal symptoms ? risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 10, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 10, 2018 Everyone is different, but having been on the drug a short time is definitely an advantage. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 12:07 AM, Gridley said: Everyone is different, but having been on the drug a short time is definitely an advantage. https://www.quora.com/Can-you-recover-from-risperidone/answer/Mark-Dunn-64 i am scared,which is which, does everyone recover or risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 15, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 15, 2018 As I wrote earlier, the statement, "people don't recover from risperidone" is simply not true. Google "survivingantidepressants.org risperidone success stories" and read CharlieBrown's post, for one example. If I were you, I would choose to think that you will recover completely, Worrying about hypotheticals that likely don't apply to you is a waste of your time and energy. Alto, the founder of this site, wrote the following: "Is it too soon to say you'll never get stable? Why anguish over something that may never happen? Is this good for you? "If you are in a difficult spot with drugs, is it constructive to think it will last forever? As we can see over and over, many members here, even those who frequently post with incessant irrational worries, get better, much to their surprise. They put energy into enhancing all that suffering for nothing." apace, one of our moderators, wrote the following, which I encourage you to read and apply to yourself: "I think the best answer anyone can give you is that over time the brain will return to homeostasis and healing will occur. How long that will take and what that means when taking a healing brain along with the passage of time and mixing it all up is anyone's guess. The success stories, while they did take more time (in most cases) than any of us would like, seem to indicate that there is substantial healing and a lot of people come out "on the other side" feeling better about life and themselves than they did either before or during the use of the drugs. It would be misleading and, frankly, unethical for me to tell you "don't worry -- you'll be fine in x months." The reality, as you already know, is frequently different. Having said that there are plenty of people who (i) come off with no problem or (ii) come off and see fairly rapid recovery. My personal experience, however, is that most of the people that find their way to SA have been hit harder than that and are in a situation that is going to take time to repair. I'm sure there are plenty of people on this site who came on scared, had a fairly quick recovery, and moved on. There's no other way in my mind to explain all of the "sub-10 post" people (after all, we are a great site -- who would want to leave? ). But the "usual suspects" and a lot of the new people who have recently joined are going to be at this for a lot longer and need to think in terms of years as opposed to months or weeks. But, at the end of the day, the people who have been doing this for a long time tell us that healing will happen and we have no reason to doubt that. The Success Stories bear that out as well and they also indicate that even those among us who are really sick and dealing with hellacious symptoms will, in the long run, see healing and recovery." I hope this is helpful, swordiebrom. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
swordiebrom Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 thanks but i guess i will be requesting to cold turkey it with the doctors after reading these https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476840/ https://www.madinamerica.com/2013/06/antipsychotics-and-brain-shrinkage-an-update/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933815300559 risperidone 5mg on 17 december 2017 4mg from 15/1/2018 3mg from 23/1/2018 2 mg from 27/3/2018 fluoxetine 20mg started 15/12/2017,stopped 15/1/2018 1/1/2019 80 mg lurasidone 2/1/2019 40 mg lurasidone 3/1/2019 stopped 29/5/2019 20 mg lurasidone 7/6/2019 10 mg lurasidone 27/6/2019 5 mg lurasidone 30/11/2019 2 mg lurasidone 30/12/2019 1.66 mg lurasidone Taking 40mg lurasidone and its helping a lot, don't stop your antipsychotic if you suffer from psychotic symptoms Link to comment
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