Gemini,

I've never taken Risperdone (I take it you mean it as in the brand name Risperdal) but I have taken Olanzipine (Zyprexa). Frankly, I hate Zyprexa. It works great for me mentally, but physically it's terrible. No one warned me about the severe weight gain that comes with it - I gained 20 pounds of pure fat in a month, which I am just now getting rid of, it makes me sleepy all the time, so I kept dozing off at work and no matter how much sleep I got, I'd still be a zombie. I want to switch to Geodan, which doesn't have the same mental effectiveness as Zyprexa, but as long as I take care of myself I tend to stay pretty stable. I'm glad it works for you, though! And I definitely understand why you'd back off the Risperdone - I would too. Yech. Where does it say that mentally stable means "drugged out"?

some of it's magic
some of it's tragic
but i had a good life all the way......
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