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What I mean by wanting to be back to my normal self is being able to enjoy music and fun things again and having my personality back so that I can go out places and spend time with my family the way I want to im pretty sure my dopeamine and serotonin have been messed up by risperidone 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

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i know how you feel.  i took 3 pills of paxil and i feel the same as you.  just imagine that... only 3 pills!! and my mind is ruined!! my life is ruined!  god how long will it take!?

 

as long as i can get back to "feeling normal" and enjoying the things that are missing i don't care what shape my mind ends up with.  but missing life is horrible

 

my concern is the chemical isn't coming out of the synapse.  i can still feel the burning after 2 months... all from only 3 pills

March 5, 6  2015 1 10mg Paxil each day - only 2 pills total - experienced huge tingle in my head on first pill

 

numbness in my hands and feet, skin less sensitive over all... not ticklish anymore

**anhedonia, blank emotions

PSSD, anorgasmia

heartbeat rhythm problems

"To err is human.  To really foul things up requires a psychiatrist."

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8554-akakoom-lost-in-no-mans-land/

 

"When you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill (the only way out is through)

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http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20272&name=RISPERDAL&page=4&PerPage=60 this site is full of people that have been harmed by risperidone no one said they returned to there "normal" self's though sadly. 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I read some of those reports Jim and saw one on the first page who said she quit cold turkey and suffered but recovered. The others seem to be still taking it from what I see. but only skimmed the first page. It is peoples experiences on the drug mostly, and they don't follow up with updates like a forum of this kind. 

People don't tend to go online and say when they are recovered, we try and get people to come back here and write success stories but they just want to get on with their lives once recovered. We know they are doing well, they do update their intro occasionally but just don't get around to writing success stories and who can blame them?  You are healing Jim, it's still early days and there have been other drugs too for very short periods of time but they will have caused some further destabilising.  Not criticising you in any way, you were doing what you thought was best at the time in desperation.  You are getting better, and I'm sure will be fully functional again in the future.    It will get better, it really will. 

**I am not a medical professional, if in doubt please consult a doctor with withdrawal knowledge.

 

 

Different drugs occasionally (mostly benzos) 1976 - 1981 (no problem)

1993 - 2002 in and out of hospital. every type of drug + ECT. Staring with seroxat

2002  effexor. 

Tapered  March 2012 to March 2013, ending with 5 beads.

Withdrawal April 2013 . Reinstated 5 beads reduced to 4 beads May 2013

Restarted taper  Nov 2013  

OFF EFFEXOR Feb 2015    :D 

Tapered atenolol and omeprazole Dec 2013 - May 2014

 

Tapering tramadol, Feb 2015 100mg , March 2015 50mg  

 July 2017 30mg.  May 15 2018 25mg

Taking fish oil, magnesium, B12, folic acid, bilberry eyebright for eye pressure. 

 

My story http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4199-hello-mammap-checking-in/page-33

 

Lesson learned, slow down taper at lower doses. Taper no more than 10% of CURRENT dose if possible

 

 

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that is a website specifically oriented towards warning people about the dangers and problems associated with medications.  i didnt read all the pages, but it didnt seem like most responders had taken risperdal and then quit it and then waited many months or years to evaluate how they felt after that recovery time.

 

i would browse those things when deciding whether or not to quit, and it was pretty terrifying (and what was even scarier is that most of the reports werent even as bad as the most troubling things i was experiencing).  they are helpful as a warning, but dont really reflect the state of individuals who discontinued and then rehabilitated.  i really hate to say that your journey might take years, and that would have frustrated me at the beginning (especially after spending 7 years medicated and wishing to quit), but i think the main element here is time.

 

youre trying to piece things together, and doing better with habits like eating, so i think functionality is just a matter of persevering in the marathon.  i dont know how long it might take in your particular case, and if it will come back slowly or if you will see leaps forward periodically, but i do have faith that you can recover to meaningful and satisfying degrees.

from 2005-2012, i spent 7 years taking 17 different psychotropic medications covering several classes.  i would be taking 3-7 medications at a time, and 6 out of the 17 medications listed below were maxed or overmaxed in clinical dosage before i moved on to trying the next unhelpful cocktail.
 
antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRIs, tetracyclics): zoloft, wellbutrin, effexor, lexapro, prozac, cymbalta, remeron
antipsychotics (atypical): abilify, zyprexa, risperdal, geodon
sleep aids (benzos, off-label antidepressants & antipsychotics, hypnotics): seroquel, temazepam, trazodone, ambien
anxiolytics: buspar
anticonvulsants: topamax
 
i tapered off all psychotropics from late 2011 through early 2013, one by one.  since quitting, ive been cycling through severe, disabling withdrawal symptoms spanning the gamut of the serious, less serious, and rather worrisome side effects of these assorted medications.  previous cross-tapering and medication or dosage changes had also caused undiagnosed withdrawal symptoms.
 
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Risperidone is poison, nothing to add.

I'm trying to analyze what has changed in my mind when trying to interact with the world. I'm quite sure the main problem here is that I can't 'lose' me in any action or activity I do anymore...on the contrary, I'm consciousness of what I'm doing every moment of my life, so I'm telling myself 'I'm doing this' all the time. I can make things, but they are not simple and spontaneous like before. They are heavy actions now.

It's like Risperdal slowed my mind at the point I'm able now to follow every single step of my actions and every thought I make (I'm sure this state is heaven on earth for a schizophrenic, but for me it's hell), and I'm sure emotions and desires need a different speed to show up...

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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well I hope someday we do get better to a satisfying degree and I cant help but wonder what I would be like right now if I stayd on the celexa do antidepressants actually make you feel happy or anything or do they just numb you out more?

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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Who knows it is hard to say what they do to people I would not be a good one to say as I went from one to the other and the first one cause a sever adverse reaction.. so I was always chasing the dragon to keep the symptoms of that reaction away... I thought I was mad did not know I had a reaction to a drug... ya.. sad I know. 

 

It depends on how you came in if you came in clean no drugs maybe you would know the effects of the drug you took.  I don't know how anyone would know how any but the first drug worked ... as once your brain is changed...and you take another drug it is not the same any longer. 

 

oddly enough I was just reading something about celexa in the prozac back lash - how it lowers dopamine by 50% ... that does not sound good... I took celexa a few years but was on effexor before I started it so hard to tell.. much was not in my right mind then. 

 

if you want to read about this page 49-50 here

https://books.google.ca/books?id=nqrjeYwa7foC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=awakening+the+giants+wrath&source=bl&ots=najZwwU_1w&sig=OU8em4tVgz5APYVoTETyZ2EMKM8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f84-VaGrF4qnyQTo0ICgDw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=baboons&f=false

 

This is the same with any path not taken ... I think this too what if I never took the prozac where would I be now... we never know what would have been... but we do know a few things from looking around with our eyes open... you have to look around see what you think of what you see... it is your life your eyes your perception... that is what counts... there must have been a reason you stopped celexa... something... there is always the day you have to quit it too.. and or the day you reach tolerance.. there is a lot to know and a lot to think about. Not an easy question to answer but my idea is shorter use may mean shorter suffering .. that may not be true... but I hope it is. 

peace

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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ok thanks I was just curious and I stopped it because i didnt want to land in another world of suffering so I stopped it when I had the chance scard it would make me worse. 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I have been getting light headed lately when I stand up from a sitting or laying position not sure whats causeing it maybe low blood pressure from the magnesium or one of the supplements? 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I have been getting light headed lately when I stand up from a sitting or laying position not sure whats causeing it maybe low blood pressure from the magnesium or one of the supplements? 

I experience the same without suplements. It might be a problem with circulation system. Don't you get pins and needles when you lay on you hand or just on the side?

jan 03, 2015 - started haldol 2 injections/day

jan 17, 2015 - off haldol

jan 21, 2015 - received a shot of haldol deconoate, 50 mg

waiting for recovery ever since

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It is a wd symptoms or it was for me it took some time to go away but did so on its own without any intervention. I took fish oil only at this time.

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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I get pins and needles when I lay on my hand yes and sometimes in my feet when I lay down. I think its just wd. 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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antipsychodics seem to give people the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, diminished emotional range, poverty of speech, curbing of interests, diminished sense of purpose and diminished social drive.

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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this is from an article I was reading,, So, Parkinsonism is not a ‘side-effect’ of neuroleptics, neither is it avoidable. Instead, Parkinsonism is the core therapeutic effect of neuroleptics: as reflected in the name, which refers to an agent which ‘seizes’ the nervous system and holds it constant (ie. indifferent, blunted) [4]. Demotivation should be regarded as inextricable from the neuroleptic form of tranquillization [2]. And the so-called ‘negative symptoms’ of schizophrenia are (in most instances) simply an inevitable consequence of neuroleptic treatment [4].

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I wont try to make things better with more psyc drugs could land me in more hurt. I also read that the body will recycle the inactivated receptors eventually. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreversible_antagonist

 

not to burst any bubbles, but that refers to receptors.  ssris bind to uptake ports

March 5, 6  2015 1 10mg Paxil each day - only 2 pills total - experienced huge tingle in my head on first pill

 

numbness in my hands and feet, skin less sensitive over all... not ticklish anymore

**anhedonia, blank emotions

PSSD, anorgasmia

heartbeat rhythm problems

"To err is human.  To really foul things up requires a psychiatrist."

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8554-akakoom-lost-in-no-mans-land/

 

"When you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill (the only way out is through)

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I was just trying to find out if all the receptors that were blocked by risperidone would unblock eventually, 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I took a shower, then ate something, watched some TV, met a friend of mine and spent some hours with him...and I'm here to say I have felt nothing...it's a nightmare...without feelings or desires life is NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IT'S ONLY A WASTED TIME IN PAIN. I want to be happy again. I don't want to live anymore.

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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this is from an article I was reading,, So, Parkinsonism is not a ‘side-effect’ of neuroleptics, neither is it avoidable. Instead, Parkinsonism is the core therapeutic effect of neuroleptics: as reflected in the name, which refers to an agent which ‘seizes’ the nervous system and holds it constant (ie. indifferent, blunted) [4]. Demotivation should be regarded as inextricable from the neuroleptic form of tranquillization [2]. And the so-called ‘negative symptoms’ of schizophrenia are (in most instances) simply an inevitable consequence of neuroleptic treatment [4].

dark interpretation, which i appreciate.  'side-effect' is essentially a clinically meaningless term aside from the original intention of the medication---most medications, and a lot of psych meds, are all used differently than their original purpose.  the primary action of the medication has nothing to do with its actual categorization in this regard.

 

in some ways, inducing parkinsons it is indeed a method of action for antipsychotics, but they do more than just sabotage your brain in that manner, and the physiology, in terms of mechanism and longevity, is slightly different for medication induced 'pseudo-parkinsonism' and the genetic, degenerative parkinsons proper.  the overall experience can be quite similar, though...before i quit meds, i was researching disorders like alzheimers to find out more about my symptoms because straight discussions of the highly damaging properties of antipsychotics were not at all available.

 

its also really important to point out that second part---a lot of what people, and even doctors, associate with schiz-spectrum disorders is actually the immediate and long term side effects of psychotropics.  and, as we have all seen, psych drugs all have the capacity, and proclivity in many cases, to cause the symptoms and disorders they purport to treat, except in a more lasting way generally.  weve been drugging people (schizophrenics, etc) for the better part of a century now and modern clinicians and pop culture dont usually have a clean frame of reference for behavior and the effects of medications because we were already in crazyland to begin with at this point.

from 2005-2012, i spent 7 years taking 17 different psychotropic medications covering several classes.  i would be taking 3-7 medications at a time, and 6 out of the 17 medications listed below were maxed or overmaxed in clinical dosage before i moved on to trying the next unhelpful cocktail.
 
antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRIs, tetracyclics): zoloft, wellbutrin, effexor, lexapro, prozac, cymbalta, remeron
antipsychotics (atypical): abilify, zyprexa, risperdal, geodon
sleep aids (benzos, off-label antidepressants & antipsychotics, hypnotics): seroquel, temazepam, trazodone, ambien
anxiolytics: buspar
anticonvulsants: topamax
 
i tapered off all psychotropics from late 2011 through early 2013, one by one.  since quitting, ive been cycling through severe, disabling withdrawal symptoms spanning the gamut of the serious, less serious, and rather worrisome side effects of these assorted medications.  previous cross-tapering and medication or dosage changes had also caused undiagnosed withdrawal symptoms.
 
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I took a shower, then ate something, watched some TV, met a friend of mine and spent some hours with him...and I'm here to say I have felt nothing...it's a nightmare...without feelings or desires life is NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IT'S ONLY A WASTED TIME IN PAIN. I want to be happy again. I don't want to live anymore.

i dont really have anything amelioratory to say, but i can very much relate, and i just wanted to say...at least you have the wherewithall to be wishing for something better.  you have enough emotional consciousness to at least recognize that this is not right or good, and that you want it to change.  theres still something to save, and i hope that your recovery provides some meaningful level of relief sooner rather than later.  i also think its good youre doing responsible and social things even when it doesnt have the same payoff as before.  things will change.

from 2005-2012, i spent 7 years taking 17 different psychotropic medications covering several classes.  i would be taking 3-7 medications at a time, and 6 out of the 17 medications listed below were maxed or overmaxed in clinical dosage before i moved on to trying the next unhelpful cocktail.
 
antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRIs, tetracyclics): zoloft, wellbutrin, effexor, lexapro, prozac, cymbalta, remeron
antipsychotics (atypical): abilify, zyprexa, risperdal, geodon
sleep aids (benzos, off-label antidepressants & antipsychotics, hypnotics): seroquel, temazepam, trazodone, ambien
anxiolytics: buspar
anticonvulsants: topamax
 
i tapered off all psychotropics from late 2011 through early 2013, one by one.  since quitting, ive been cycling through severe, disabling withdrawal symptoms spanning the gamut of the serious, less serious, and rather worrisome side effects of these assorted medications.  previous cross-tapering and medication or dosage changes had also caused undiagnosed withdrawal symptoms.
 
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Oh and I've tried to go to some psy docs of my city, randomly chosen.

I told them my situation, my story, what risperidone did to me...I've received so many answers, foolish answers: 'you have had a strong shock caused not from risperidone but from some stressful events recently occurred in your life ...your emotions are now hiding from you, but when your mind is ready you will feel again (???)' ; 'yes, risperidone had flattened your emotions when you was taking it, now your mind is still linked to that situation and is trying to moving on (???)' ; 'risperidone caused your loss of emotions and desires but they will return suddenly within a month or two (said to me four months ago...)' ; 'I don't know what to say; you were taking only 1mg a day, a pediatric dosage; at this point I suggest you to try ECT (ahahahah never in my life!)'.

And those are scientists...I hope human race will vanish tomorrow.

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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Oh and I've tried to go to some psy docs of my city, randomly chosen.

I told them my situation, my story, what risperidone did to me...I've received so many answers, foolish answers: 'you have had a strong shock caused not from risperidone but from some stressful events recently occurred in your life ...your emotions are now hiding from you, but when your mind is ready you will feel again (???)' ; 'yes, risperidone had flattened your emotions when you was taking it, now your mind is still linked to that situation and is trying to moving on (???)' ; 'risperidone caused your loss of emotions and desires but they will return suddenly within a month or two (said to me four months ago...)' ; 'I don't know what to say; you were taking only 1mg a day, a pediatric dosage; at this point I suggest you to try ECT (ahahahah never in my life!)'.

And those are scientists...I hope human race will vanish tomorrow.

ya dont go to Pdocs they messed us up in the first place along with millions of other people dont give anyone the power to put you in a padded room and shock the life out of you.

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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I took a shower, then ate something, watched some TV, met a friend of mine and spent some hours with him...and I'm here to say I have felt nothing...it's a nightmare...without feelings or desires life is NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IT'S ONLY A WASTED TIME IN PAIN. I want to be happy again. I don't want to live anymore.

 

i dont really have anything amelioratory to say, but i can very much relate, and i just wanted to say...at least you have the wherewithall to be wishing for something better.  you have enough emotional consciousness to at least recognize that this is not right or good, and that you want it to change.  theres still something to save, and i hope that your recovery provides some meaningful level of relief sooner rather than later.  i also think its good youre doing responsible and social things even when it doesnt have the same payoff as before.  things will change.

Thanks man. I hope and pray everyday we who share this hellish destiny will resume our lives from where we left them asap.

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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this is from an article I was reading,, So, Parkinsonism is not a ‘side-effect’ of neuroleptics, neither is it avoidable. Instead, Parkinsonism is the core therapeutic effect of neuroleptics: as reflected in the name, which refers to an agent which ‘seizes’ the nervous system and holds it constant (ie. indifferent, blunted) [4]. Demotivation should be regarded as inextricable from the neuroleptic form of tranquillization [2]. And the so-called ‘negative symptoms’ of schizophrenia are (in most instances) simply an inevitable consequence of neuroleptic treatment [4].

dark interpretation, which i appreciate.  'side-effect' is essentially a clinically meaningless term aside from the original intention of the medication---most medications, and a lot of psych meds, are all used differently than their original purpose.  the primary action of the medication has nothing to do with its actual categorization in this regard.

 

in some ways, inducing parkinsons it is indeed a method of action for antipsychotics, but they do more than just sabotage your brain in that manner, and the physiology, in terms of mechanism and longevity, is slightly different for medication induced 'pseudo-parkinsonism' and the genetic, degenerative parkinsons proper.  the overall experience can be quite similar, though...before i quit meds, i was researching disorders like alzheimers to find out more about my symptoms because straight discussions of the highly damaging properties of antipsychotics were not at all available.

 

its also really important to point out that second part---a lot of what people, and even doctors, associate with schiz-spectrum disorders is actually the immediate and long term side effects of psychotropics.  and, as we have all seen, psych drugs all have the capacity, and proclivity in many cases, to cause the symptoms and disorders they purport to treat, except in a more lasting way generally.  weve been drugging people (schizophrenics, etc) for the better part of a century now and modern clinicians and pop culture dont usually have a clean frame of reference for behavior and the effects of medications because we were already in crazyland to begin with at this point.

 

Well I was in happy land wouldn't even hurt a fly. Now im floating in nothingness.

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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wow 2096 people view'd my thread  :huh:  wonder if they all had experience with risperidone dont be shy to chime in if anyone has any advice to give about how long it takes to feel the way you did before risperidone or anything really about this evil drug dont be shy to say something on my thread.

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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i too am suffering from anhedonia.  playing the same waiting game as you are...

 

waiting 2 months so far.  i am not optimistic, but I have to keep going

 

and yes, the medical, scientific community is a useless place to go for advice.  there's nothing they can do anyway.  brain damage is still so beyond anything we can do medically these days.

 

i was looking at some tbi sites the other day.  they report brain healing is a constant event, and a continuing process.  they were studying soldiers with head injuries.  healing was continuing as much as 4 years out.   the brain is malleable, always changing, and there's always hope

March 5, 6  2015 1 10mg Paxil each day - only 2 pills total - experienced huge tingle in my head on first pill

 

numbness in my hands and feet, skin less sensitive over all... not ticklish anymore

**anhedonia, blank emotions

PSSD, anorgasmia

heartbeat rhythm problems

"To err is human.  To really foul things up requires a psychiatrist."

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8554-akakoom-lost-in-no-mans-land/

 

"When you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill (the only way out is through)

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Hey Jim, have you experienced any improvement?

It's some days you haven't posted here!

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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I wont try to make things better with more psyc drugs could land me in more hurt. I also read that the body will recycle the inactivated receptors eventually. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreversible_antagonist

 

not to burst any bubbles, but that refers to receptors.  ssris bind to uptake ports

 

There have been studies showing changes to receptors caused by ssri snri drugs 

I am sure there is something about it here on this site. 

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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Hey no I haven't improved I have been away getting ready for work and my mom was down so I was spending time with her I find it hard to think and hard to find things to say my energy level is not nearly as good as it was and I still have anhedonia ect. It REALLY sucks to because its the spring time and im starting work this really really sucks.

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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hang in there, fellow Canuck!

March 5, 6  2015 1 10mg Paxil each day - only 2 pills total - experienced huge tingle in my head on first pill

 

numbness in my hands and feet, skin less sensitive over all... not ticklish anymore

**anhedonia, blank emotions

PSSD, anorgasmia

heartbeat rhythm problems

"To err is human.  To really foul things up requires a psychiatrist."

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8554-akakoom-lost-in-no-mans-land/

 

"When you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill (the only way out is through)

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well I feel permanently brain dead I was never like this in my life I hope my brain can go back to the way it was if not I dont know what to do. 

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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Im having like tiny headaches and little sensations in my head is this a good sign that my brain is trying to heal/healing?

took Risperidone 4mg for 3 months

Stopped Risperidone on September 12

Started Trazodone 50mg for sleep on 28 nov 2014

Stopped Trazodone 50mg on Jan 12, 2015

Ativan,2mg,clonazepam,1mg,oxazepam,15mg, tried them for sleep then stopped with no results

started Celexa 12 dec 2014 

Stopped Celexa 30 of dec fearing it would make me worse 

currently on no meds

SUPPLEMENTS that im takeing: Centrum for men,Omega 3-6-9,Max-B12,Oceans alive,Brain energizer,Magnesium trophic,Vitamin C,Panaseeda oil,Serotune

 

Psychiatry wants your soul.

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i get tingly feelings too.  for a while my brain felt like it was on fire.  now i feel pressure at the centre of my forehead.  not sure what that means

March 5, 6  2015 1 10mg Paxil each day - only 2 pills total - experienced huge tingle in my head on first pill

 

numbness in my hands and feet, skin less sensitive over all... not ticklish anymore

**anhedonia, blank emotions

PSSD, anorgasmia

heartbeat rhythm problems

"To err is human.  To really foul things up requires a psychiatrist."

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8554-akakoom-lost-in-no-mans-land/

 

"When you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill (the only way out is through)

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i get tingly feelings too.  for a while my brain felt like it was on fire.  now i feel pressure at the centre of my forehead.  not sure what that means

 

I also have that feeling. I wish someone would let me know what it is too. Not sure if it is the same feeling people withdrawing from antidepressants report. I think it decreases with time and it is also accompanied by a noticeable increase in brain fog as well.

Started on Zyprexa 15mg in January 2014
Switched to Invega in March 2014
Back to Zyprexa 5mg in June 2014
Quit anti psychotics cold turkey on September 1st 2014 after severe anhedonia and brain fog.

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What?? Oh my god...you have similar symptoms. I have never had such feelings; no tingly feelings, no fire, no pressure. You are healing my friends, the fire, the pressure are signs: your brain is fighting to return to it's previous state and you will be ok soon...my case is unique, different and it's game over. I only have this damned voidness and no absolute desire for anything, plus if I try to watch TV or play video games I focus my mind not on the action but on the acting process (can't explain myself better) and I can't do anything without thinking about it so I can't enjoy it...moreover all human activities are pointless to me, also doing nothing and staring at the ceiling is intolerable. I know this will last forever. It's a change of view about world and life in general my brain experienced during the risperidone days and now it's ok for it to remain off. It has shutted down and I think it likes the condition. My brain dominates my soul, but my soul would live again. At least it's a prove we have a soul and God exists.

Of course one symptom remains here: anhedonia. And it is the worst thing I could have, because I always established my entire life on emotions...I missed them, ye I was addicted to emotions.

March 2010/ October 2010:

Sereupin 30mg a day, EN 15 drops a day

October 2010/ 1st November 2014:

Cipralex 50mg a day (tapered to 40mg a day in August 2013), EN 15 drops a day (switched to Lexotan 15 drops a day in September 2014)

Started Risperdal 1mg a day on the 1st November 2014.

Stopped Risperdal on the 23 November 2014 because that day, after a short mental crysis, I suddenly lost all my emotions,desires,motivation and they not come back yet.

Stopped Cipralex C/T in December 2014.

Added, tapered and stopped other drugs during the following months (also a voluntary hospitalization in January 2015 for a suicide attempt)...no changes yet.

 

 

I'm med free from 3rd December 2015

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