@Blue_Bird and @HALLIEBETH87 I am so sorry for each of your losses.

@LadyShadow risperidone has been a game changer for me! I'm glad it helps you too! I tried SO many antipsychotics before risperidone and they either didn't work at all, didn't work that long, or gave me really bad side effects. For some, just one dose gave me debilitating side effects. I started at .5 mg of risperidone. Within just a couple of days the guy I was dating at the time said he could see a noticeable improvement and I sure felt a heck of a lot better. For reasons I don't remember (maybe, just my brain getting used to it?) I had to increase to 1 mg at some point. My pdoc said he has had patients go as high has 16 mg with risperidone so, hopefully, that means this is a med I can stick with for a long time, even with any needed dose increases (as long as I don't get side effects at higher doses that is).