10 mg is a HUGE dose. 6 mg is the max approved for bipolar and while I know sometimes drugs are used past the approved dose (and schizophrenia is approved for 16 mg) 10 mg would be an unlikely dose.
I think that it is really hard to learn when you have changed from low to high but the best approach is to assume it is good with caution and make someone you trust aware that you may need monitoring (do you have a therapist?) while you figure out if this is mania or improvement. It's hard. From what you describe I'd say congratulations but it's obviously hard to know from a distance.
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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
What risperidone dose are you on? Maybe it can be increased (maybe to 10 mg) to make sure you have a more objective perspective with regard to your mood or it's at least gonna be less damaging if you do get manic (as in really losing it) and it will also help to stabilise you.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD.
Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily
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