good for you refusing to take a med that takes you out! if you are depressed and anxious thats what antidepressants and antianxiety medications are for. i think risperdal is an antipsychotic. i understand not wanting to get addicted. i got off klonopin for the same reason and requested buspar instead for my anxiety. it worked great. my newest pdoc put me on clonodine for anxiety, which is a blood pressure med and its doing well to take the edge off as well.

my chart is big because i refused to put up with side effects. i value my mind. if something took away my ability to function in the slightest bit that was it. i was done with it. i need to be able to think clearly.