[Cplus]

Right now with my doctors help I am tapering off risperidone. So far I have gone from 4mg-3.5mg-3mg every two months lowering it by .50 and so far I haven't noticed anything. When I get to 1mg we are going to do 1mg-.75mg-.50mg-.25mg-0mg again once every two months. We agreed on this because I'm scared of withdrawals and he's willing to stretch it out this long to get the least amount of withdrawls possible.

Do you guys think this will completely eliminate all withdrawls? I've gone from 4-3mg without any so I'm hoping this is a foolproof solution, the only thing I'm worried about is when I get to 1mg and lower.

What do you guys think?

[Travelinglady]

Sounds like a really slow taper, so I think you'll be okay.

[Sheffield]

Originally Posted by Cplus

Right now with my doctors help I am tapering off risperidone. So far I have gone from 4mg-3.5mg-3mg every two months lowering it by .50 and so far I haven't noticed anything. When I get to 1mg we are going to do 1mg-.75mg-.50mg-.25mg-0mg again once every two months. We agreed on this because I'm scared of withdrawals and he's willing to stretch it out this long to get the least amount of withdrawls possible.

Do you guys think this will completely eliminate all withdrawls? I've gone from 4-3mg without any so I'm hoping this is a foolproof solution, the only thing I'm worried about is when I get to 1mg and lower.

What do you guys think?

Hi I was on 2 mg risperidone daily for probably 3 years and had to stop completely cold turkey as interaction with imatinib (chemotherapy) could have been very serious
The withdrawal effects i suffered were primarily violent upper abdominal cramps which came from nowhere and literally folded me in half even if I was in public-these lasted about 3 weeks on and off and then I was fine-insomnia became worse but could have been for a multitude of other reasons-sweating and panic were also features together with the fear of what was actually underneath -the "real" me
As a psychoactive drug it was probably the most effective of the ones I have tried but the emergency cessation of it the SSRI and benzodiazepine has resulted in my decision to never use them again unless I have no other option-it's been a battle and I still recall how well I slept on risperidone but I don't believe I can heal or work in therapy if I don't know what's actually me
Hope this helps and doesn't worry you more-withdrawal is nasty but you will get through it

[splitimage]

Everyone reacts differently when withdrawing from something. Some people get no symptoms at all, other people get really sick. I think it's good that you're doing a really slow taper, that should definitely minimize the risk of withdrawal symptoms.