ilia96 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hello everybody! I am Ilia from Germany,I am 17. In January 2014 I was given Risperidone 1mg. I was taking it for 3 weeks when i stoped it abruptly.Just after one week my blood preasure suddenly increased ,but it was increased only one day.After that everything was fine, but after a month since i stoped taking risperidone ,I started feeling a bit anxious.Now it's been about 1.5 month since i am off risperidone and i don't feel realy good:anxious isn't gone:I really worry that sth might happen,I don't know that to do.Maybe i should start taking Risperidne again? I talked with my doc and he said that withdrawal symptoms occur usually after 3-5 days since you don't take Risperidone.He said I should't take Risperidone again,he said I should wait a bit and everything will be OK.But some of the symptoms drive me crazy sometimes.Can you tell what should I do next? Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted March 24, 2014 Administrator Share Posted March 24, 2014 Welcome, Ilia96. It does sound like you are having a withdrawal reaction. Have you found your symptoms keep on increasing? 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
ilia96 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hello Altostrata!Thank you for your answer. Yes , I have.The first month since I was off Risperidone everything was fine excluding increasing of blood pressure.But after that month I noticed that I've started feeling a bit anxious,only a bit.I think my memory has become worse as it had been before.Sometimes I have very strange thoughts , like depressive thoughts which are really annoying.From time to time I find it hard to communicate with other people.I have nausea and pain in heart area sometimes .The strangest thing is that the first month everything was fine and I didn't have any of these symptoms,and now everything has changed.Are there any possibilities that these symptoms will be over even if I don't start taking Risperidone again? Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Rhiannon Posted March 25, 2014 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 25, 2014 It's hard to say for sure since everyone is different, but if you only took the risperidone for three weeks and you hadn't taken other psych meds before that, I'd say there's a good chance that if you just hang on and take good care of your body and keep your stress low, these symptoms will pass. It is very common for people coming off ADs and other psych drugs to feel okay for a while and then to have a worsening of symptoms. This is a fairly typical thing that we see all the time in withdrawal. It does pass. Sometimes people need to go back onto a low dose of the med and then taper off, but with your history, if you didn't take psychiatric meds before this, I think there's a good chance you'll be fine just staying off of it now, if you can ride out the symptoms. Read our Symptoms and Self Care section for lots of good suggestions on coping. Good luck to you! I'm glad you're off the meds. Your brain is still developing and changing rapidly. Best to let it grow as nature intended. Started on Prozac and Xanax in 1992 for PTSD after an assault. One drug led to more, the usual story. Got sicker and sicker, but believed I needed the drugs for my "underlying disease". Long story...lost everything. Life savings, home, physical and mental health, relationships, friendships, ability to work, everything. Amitryptiline, Prozac, bupropion, buspirone, flurazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, Paxil, citalopram, lamotrigine, gabapentin...probably more I've forgotten. Started multidrug taper in Feb 2010. Doing a very slow microtaper, down to low doses now and feeling SO much better, getting my old personality and my brain back! Able to work full time, have a full social life, and cope with stress better than ever. Not perfect, but much better. After 23 lost years. Big Pharma has a lot to answer for. And "medicine for profit" is just not a great idea. Feb 15 2010: 300 mg Neurontin 200 Lamictal 10 Celexa 0.65 Xanax and 5 mg Ambien Feb 10 2014: 62 Lamictal 1.1 Celexa 0.135 Xanax 1.8 Valium Feb 10 2015: 50 Lamictal 0.875 Celexa 0.11 Xanax 1.5 Valium Feb 15 2016: 47.5 Lamictal 0.75 Celexa 0.0875 Xanax 1.42 Valium 2/12/20 12 0.045 0.007 1 May 2021 7 0.01 0.0037 1 Feb 2022 6 0!!! 0.00167 0.98 2.5 mg Ambien Oct 2022 4.5 mg Lamictal (off Celexa, off Xanax) 0.95 Valium Ambien, 1/4 to 1/2 of a 5 mg tablet I'm not a doctor. Any advice I give is just my civilian opinion. Link to comment
ilia96 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Rhi,thank you for your advices and kind words! Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted March 25, 2014 Administrator Share Posted March 25, 2014 Ilia, if your symptoms continue to get worse, you might want to take a very, very small amount of risperdone, perhaps 0.25mg, stabilize, and taper gradually from there. Although you were only taking 1mg, this is a very powerful drug and requires tapering. It comes in a liquid so you can take very small doses, see http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1716-tips-for-tapering-off-risperdal-risperidone/ 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
Moderator Emeritus tezza Posted March 25, 2014 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 25, 2014 It is, indeed a very powerful drug! I've tapered slowly down to .075 mg... Wishing you well! http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1644-tezza-risperdal-withdrawal/ Seroquel and Mirtazipine Link to comment
ilia96 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thank you Tezza and Altostrata! Link to comment
ilia96 Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 Two months since I am off meds... I am still suffering from anxiety and looks like my previous disease's symptoms are back.I also have some memory issues. Went to my pdoc this week , he said i should take Relaxin instead of Risperidone,but I was really surprised to hear from him that Risperidone is a week drug and it doesn't involve any withdrawal symptoms at all. Now i don't even now that to think. I asked him about starting taking risperidone again,but he said it isn't necessary.What do you recommend me to do? Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 12, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2014 Risperidone is not a weak drug, it does indeed have withdrawal symptoms -- your doctor is wrong. Can you get another doctor? Most likely, you are suffering withdrawal rather than relapse. Reinstatement of the original drug is preferred in that situation. Taking another drug is a larger gamble. 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
Moderator Emeritus tezza Posted April 12, 2014 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 12, 2014 You really do need a different doctor! Risperdal is a VERY potent drug! http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1644-tezza-risperdal-withdrawal/ Seroquel and Mirtazipine Link to comment
ilia96 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Talked with mu pdoc today,tomorrow i will start taking Risperidone 0,5mg again.It was impossible not to take it any longer because I am feeling really badly Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 18, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 18, 2014 You may wish to start with less, perhaps .25mg. If that works well enough, why pummel your nervous system with more? 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
ilia96 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 What do you think about Rexetin(Paroxetine)?Is it a powerful drug?I might have to start taking it too. Link to comment
Administrator Karma Posted April 20, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 20, 2014 Hi Ilia, The harm reduction recommendation is to add a small amount back of the last drug you discontinued. It is not recommended to add more drugs. A different drug will only cause more stress and confusion to your already challenged central nervous system. Karma 2007 @ 375 mg Effexor - 11/29/2011 - 43.75 mg Effexor (regular) & .625 mg Xanax 200 mg Gabapentin 2/27/21 - 194.5 mg, 5/28/21 - 183 mg, 8/2/21 - 170 mg, 11/28/21 - 150 mg, 4/19/22 - 122 mg; 8//7/22 - 100 mg; 12/17 - 75mg; 8/17 - 45 mg; 10/16 40 mg Xanax taper: 3/11/12 - 0.9375 mg, 3/25/12 - 0.875 mg, 4/6/12 - 0.8125 mg, 4/18/12 - 0.75 ; 10/16 40mg; 1/16 0.6875 mg; at some point 0.625 mg Effexor taper: 1/29/12 - 40.625 mg, 4/29/12 - 39.875 mg, 5/11/12 - Switched to liquid Effexor, 5/25/12 - 38 mg, 7/6/12 - 35 mg, 8/17/12 - 32 mg, 9/14/12 - 30 mg, 10/19/12 - 28 mg, 11/9/12 - 26 mg, 11/30/12 - 24 mg, 01/14/13 - 22 mg. 02/25/13 - 20.8 mg, 03/18/13 - 19.2 mg, 4/15/13 - 17.6 mg, 8/10/13 - 16.4 mg, 9/7/13 - 15.2 mg, 10/19/13 - 14 mg, 1/15/14 - 13.2 mg, 3/1/2014 - 12.6 mg, 5/4/14 - 12 mg, 8/1/14 - 11.4 mg, 8/29/14 - 10.8 mg; 10/14/14 - 10.2 mg; 12/15/14 - 10 mg, 1/11/15 - 9.5 mg, 2/8/15 - 9 mg, 3/21/15 - 8.5 mg, 5/1/15 - 8 mg, 6/9/15 - 7.5 mg, 7/8/15 - 7 mg, 8/22/15 - 6.5 mg, 10/4/15 - 6 mg; 1/1/16 - 5.6 mg; 2/6/16 - 5.2 mg; 4/9 - 4.8 mg; 7/7 4.5 mg; 10/7 4.25 mg; 11/4 4.0 mg; 11/25 3.8 mg; 4/24 3.6 mg; 5/27 3.4 mg; 7/8 3.2 mg ... 10/18 2.8 mg; 1/18 2.6 mg; 4/7 2.4 mg; 5/26 2.15mg; 8/18 1.85 mg; 10/7 1.7 mg; 12/1 1.45 mg; 3/2 1.2 mg; 5/4 0.90 mg; 6/1 0.80 mg; 6/22 0.65 mg; 08/03 0.50 mg, 08/10 0.45 mg, 10/05 0.325 mg, 11/23 0.2 mg, 12/14 0.15 mg, 12/21 0.125 mg, 02/28 0.03125 mg, 2/15 0.015625 mg, 2/29/20 0.00 mg - OFF Effexor I am not a medical professional - this is not medical advice. My suggestions are based on personal experience, reading, observation and anecdotal information posted by other sufferers Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 20, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 20, 2014 Ilia, we cannot recommend any new drugs to take. Paroxetine is an SSRI famous for a terrible withdrawal problem itself. 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
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