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Originally Posted by June08
Although, I'm wondering if I'm going to be able to stay on risperidone. My blood pressure has been low (to the point that it may be the cause of my dizziness instead of it being part of my vertigo like I originally thought). I read that risperidone can lower blood pressure so, at some point, I'll ask my pdoc about it. My primary care and PT suggested more salt, more electrolytes, and wearing compression socks to see if that gets it up.
Since people will be able to see the socks when I wear them to work, I let my students vote for which set of fun designs I should order online. They voted for a set with different animals on each pair. Tomorrow will be day one of silly sock day for me.
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Risperidone can very easily lead to low blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension.
For electrolytes: I get 1.5 liter bottles of water with electrolytes from Trader Joe's. They are quite a bit cheaper than all name brand water with electrolytes and very tasty. You can get 1 l bottles, too. I always have them on hand. @
June08 be careful with electrolyte capsules that are sold on Amazon. I once bought them without consulting a physician (to deal with the very same issue you are dealing with, and I also have a tendency to vertigo) and then later showed them to my internist. She read the label and was horrified. I never used them again. But water with electrolytes that you get at a grocery store is safe to drink.