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I tried to taper off my Risperdal recently. I got down to 0.5mg from 2mg, then got racing thoughts and couldn't sleep. So i went back up to 1mg and i'll stay here.
The racing thoughts might just have been correlated, not causally related, as i'd talked to my doctor that day and talking about myself always sets me off. But i remember in Vancouver in 1999 when i was off all meds due to poverty i had racing thoughts so perhaps i do need the small dose of Risperdal. I might try working on it some more when i'm calm.
I was really excited when i first started cutting back and my appetite decreased. Finally i can lose weight, i thought. But it was just temporary, maybe a placebo effect and i'm as ravenous as usual.
Next to try is reducing Seroquel. I didn't realize it but my doctor wants me to take it absurdly slowly. I'm on 100mg and he only wants me to decrease it by 25mg A MONTH. This is much slower than i expected but he said i've been on it a long time and there is some research showing that slow tapers prevent relapses. So i'll start that on November 1st.
Not sure what i'll do if the med reductions or eliminations don't tame my appetite.
In good news, i got my Risperdal filled at my new pharmacy and it was delightfully inexpensive as they use generics at Walmart -- only $35 when my old pharmacy used to charge $70. Aces!!!
Hugs to all!
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