Hi "NervousNellie'

I take Risperdal, and for along time I too felt the same as you expressed. Mainly because I was OVERMEDICATED by my Pdoc. The dose I was on then of Risperdal was 4mg two times a day.

Now I take only 1.5mg two times a day. Since I feel much less sedated and tired. Considering I was taking 8mg a day compared to 3mg a day at present, it has made a considerable difference in my daily functioning. I do not know if your doc has you on the lowest dose possible? The smallest tablet it comes in is 1/2 mg. The largest tablet being 4mg.

I would explain all of this to your doc and the fact that you are having symptoms of being what sounds to me like that of being overmedicated. I would hope that he/she could work on decreasing the dosage and still benifit from the calming effects, without feeling so zoned out all the time. It works best for me twice a day, though I have been prescribed a single dose at bedtime to reduce the sedating effects during the day.

Good Luck on this, I hope you get to feeling better soon-Chris

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