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Originally Posted by Cannablissfully
Well I saw the Psychiatrist He was very nice
we talked for a while then he started asking me questions and I was open
and honest I had a hard time so he told me to take a breath relax and we would
go over things a little bit at a time. He prescribed me Something called Risperdal.
So I need to pick that up. I hope it helps,I'm a little nervous about taking a medication,
like this for the first time..  I am on 2mg. So the first time i take this,What should I
expect? has anyone else here ever taken this before? |
For me within a day my voices were cut in half so a fast response is reasonable like within a week or so if you are on an effective dose. This is a really good med for stabilizing people but it's got a couple of drawbacks...ie I gained ten pounds on 2mg. Initially my pdoc wanted me on 4 mg but when I went up to 3mg I started lactating so that was a no go...this can apparently even happen in men the effect is so strong. Anyway not everyone will get that and you're on a lower dose. Risperdal is notorious for increasing prolactin so if you're female your body can be faked into thinking you're pregnant and you'll stop having a period and kind of lose interest in sex....if that happens there are alternatives like adding or switching to abilify which is also weight neutral. Risperdal is really the best med to start with because it's fast and a strong d2 blocker but if you start having side effects you don't want don't be afraid to talk to your doc about it sometimes they will give you something to combat the problem and sometimes they will switch meds entirely depending on what it is. These meds work differently for everyone so you have to play around a bit to get an ideal med. I know this sounds kind of on the scary side but unfortunately there are not a lot of alternatives.