[jeNeTeConnaisPas]

I haven't been on here in a while.

A few months ago I moved to Missouri to be with my girlfriend who I love more than anything. When I first got here, the first two months were kind of bad, because I would always have a breakdown around nighttime or something. Hearing voices or getting paranoid she was mad at me for reasons that weren't true.

I got sick of having moodswings and being paranoid and I was really delusional at the time so I went to a doctor and started taking Risperdal and Prozzac.

Risperdal at 1 mg was helping me for about a month or so but recently I've been feeling that old "im losing it" feeling.

I'm really worried the medicine isnt working anymore since ive been hearing voices again and been really moody and feeling like shes mad at me randomly, i dont want to start fighting again.

Anyone go through this? or have advice? My doctor said to take 3 pills a day now instead of just one. I hope it works...

The doctors have been increasing my dose for months now. I'm up to 12 mg and I believe I have reached a plateau. I am not hearing the voices as often now. The voices are almost gone in fact. My paranoia is reduced, but I still have it sometimes. I think the medicine is helping, but the medicine may never make all the symptoms go away. I am thankful for what it is doing for me. Life before, was a scary thing.
Anyway, I hope the increase helps you. I started out with risperadol, but now I'm taking Invega. It's almost the same medicine, just Invega is extended release. Good luck

[shadow2000]

I'm sorry to hear that you've been hearing voices and feeling moody again. I don't really have any advice to give to you other than to go ahead and try the higher dose of Risperdal that your doctor prescribed. Even though it may be possible to benefit from 1 mg of Risperdal daily, I've read that the recommended starting dose of the medication for schizophrenia is 2 mg/day. So, maybe the dose increase will be exactly what you need to keep your voices under control. Or at least we can hope so. Good luck.

Tomatheus

[FireBird]

I'm sorry that your meds are losing its effectiveness. I had that a lot.

[lostandscared54]

I started with risperdal at 3mg. I got hospitalized and went up to 4 mg. Now, two months later, I am on 5mg. It works on and off for me. It is still an uphill battle most days. I wish you better luck than I have had.