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Old Nov 20, 2017, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by still_crazy View Post
oh...i see you're also on risperidone. sorry, i didn't see that earlier. taking 2+ tranquilizers at the same time can often lead to an increase in adverse effects. sometimes its necessary, but...personally, I like to take just 1 tranquilizer most days. when i get extra agitated, i have low dose risperidone i can take at night, but that's rare.

sometimes, depression w/ lots of agitation, psychosis, etc. can be treated with just seroquel, by itself. i think that requires a couple hundred mgs per day, though, and it carries certain risks, over the long haul.

i hope you and your doctor can find a good solution. akathisia can be suppressed w/ some sedatives, benzodiazepines, propranolol. now and then, people develop chronic akathisia, which...does not sound fun. at all (its rare).
Yeah my Psychiatrist wants to take me off Risperdal in a few weeks when I meet with her again. I think it could be a mixture of the Risperdal and Seroquel that is messing with my body. I feel like it's helped my depression out greatly, but the restlessness is very unbearable. I guess the benzodiazepines would be a good option to discuss with the Psychiatrist, since I would only be taking it when I get super restless, it would be difficult to get addicted. Thank you for the replies!
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Dx:
Psychotic Depression, GAD, Social Anxiety, OCD
Rx:
Remeron 45 mg
Seroquel ER 150 mg