so I've been in the hospital (Not mental hospital) for 8 days due to being suicidal.

For the past eight days my medications were:
clonazepam 0.5mg, cipralex (lexapro) 10mg and seroquel 25mg in the morning and clonazepam 0.5mg and seroquel 50mg at night.

this was for aspergers syndrome, OCD, depression, anxiety, severe irritability and agitation, hearing voices (Not my intrusive thoughts but schizophrenic auditory hallucinations which i cant tell (sometimes) if they're real or not) and fatigue.

After seeing a psychiatrist for the first time today, he says that i still have those problems but is not sure if i have aspergers syndrome and will have to get a better evaluation on that. He says that my problem is mainly my OCD and that i should stay in the hospital for another 1-2 weeks and have my medications changed to;

Clonazepam 0.5mg twice a day as usual, fluoxatine (not sure how much) and risperidone 1 or 2mg.

the seroquel helped with the agitation a bit and a lot during the night. do you think the newer anti-psychotic will be better because im critical of the very small dosage compared to the 75mg of seroquel a day before. I'm 16 and had no reaction to the cipralex.

thanks for helping.

[Travelinglady]

Hi! Thanks for reporting in. I am glad you are staying awhile so the docs can do a good job of evaluating you. I hope your new meds do a good job!

[Leed]

Hi Sweetie ~ I wish I could answer your questions about the medications, but I've never been on any of them.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm GLAD your doctor is being careful with you, and VERY careful with the medications! You are SO lucky to have a doctor who TRULY cares about you! So many doctors just hand even a teenager a prescription and send them on their way -- even with problems such as yours! And that scares me to death! Your doctor is very concerned about you and that really warms my heart! You are very fortunate and I'm sure you're going to do very well once he gets your medication stabilized.

Thank you for writing in and letting us know that somewhere in this world, there is still a doctor who cares!!! God bless you honey, and let us know when you get out and how you're doing, okay? Take care. Hugs, Lee

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Alonewithmycat

so I've been in the hospital (Not mental hospital) for 8 days due to being suicidal.

For the past eight days my medications were:
clonazepam 0.5mg, cipralex (lexapro) 10mg and seroquel 25mg in the morning and clonazepam 0.5mg and seroquel 50mg at night.

this was for aspergers syndrome, OCD, depression, anxiety, severe irritability and agitation, hearing voices (Not my intrusive thoughts but schizophrenic auditory hallucinations which i cant tell (sometimes) if they're real or not) and fatigue.

After seeing a psychiatrist for the first time today, he says that i still have those problems but is not sure if i have aspergers syndrome and will have to get a better evaluation on that. He says that my problem is mainly my OCD and that i should stay in the hospital for another 1-2 weeks and have my medications changed to;

Clonazepam 0.5mg twice a day as usual, fluoxatine (not sure how much) and risperidone 1 or 2mg.

the seroquel helped with the agitation a bit and a lot during the night. do you think the newer anti-psychotic will be better because im critical of the very small dosage compared to the 75mg of seroquel a day before. I'm 16 and had no reaction to the cipralex.

thanks for helping.

Im sorry we cant tell you which antipsychotics will work better for you. only you and your treatment providers can say that because everyone reacts differently to medications..

my suggestion talk with the hospital people that are treating you. they will tell you why they prescribed the meds you are on and whether they will work better for you. after all they are the ones that are treating you and your health issues.

[-jimi-]

I know it sounds like a low dose Risperdal but its mg cannot be compared to those of Seroquel.

A sort of normal dosage of Risperdal is 2-4 mg and max dosage is usually 16 which is seen as high. With Seroquel a common dosage is around 300-450 mg.

As you are not an adult your dosages might be lower. The Seroquel you took translates rather well in strength to the Risperdal dosage.

[avlady]

I am on risperdol and i can say it does work for me, although Im on seeveral others too. I tried getting off the risperdol a few years ago, but couldn't do it. That is how much it helps me. I am not one to be fooled with when it comes to my meds, I've been hospitalized while trying to get med changes and even had to do a 21 day stay at the hospital to get me controlled on the dosages and new meds too. I wish you well and that you can get everything in order for your problems with the medications.

[Cocosurviving]

Glad ur there to get meds adjusted and to be back stable.

[porcelainchild]

When i was on respirdone i was on 5mg so i don't know if the low dose will help you or not.. I am sorry you are feeling so bad and are in hospital.. The hospital will keep you safe and help you get through this tough time..

I am here if you need to chat..

Claire..

[avlady]

I know awful being in the hospital must feel, alot of freedoms taken away, and living on the docs and nurses schedules, I hated getting up at 6 am, i'm not used to it i need more sleep than that even though i was going to bed early. Im saying it worked to get me on a stable schedule of my own when i got out, but still wake up around 7 instead, and if i had a bad day before that i will sometime sleep in until 8 or 9.I also have sleep apnea too.