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« on: April 07, 2008, 01:16:28 PM » |
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I'm changing over tonight from the "knock me on my ass for a month" medicine (Seroquel) to Risperdal. I've never hear of it. I've hear of names close to it, but not this. Not much info on the net about it and anyway, if there were, what in the hell does it know about these meds that we actually take...anyone???anyone?  |
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kaz
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2008, 02:32:50 PM » |
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I was taking risperdal at one time and the good thing about it was that I felt very relaxed and I didn't stress over anything but at the same time my legs felt very heavy and I had no energy to exercise, I gained weight and I would get a blocked nose every night when I went to bed which made it difficult to breath.
I think my boyfriend liked it because I didn't give him stress over anything.
This was my experience but as we know every one is different and I don't seem to have much luck with most of the medications I have tried.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2008, 05:21:00 PM » |
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i had the same experience as Kaz, for the most part, except there were days i just couldn't function well.
High, i would say give it a try? Perhaps it will work for you. We are all so different when it comes to meds.
take care ~~francie
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2008, 05:33:11 PM » |
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That's exactly how I feel when I take Seroquel and Kaz that is so funny because I feel the same way about my Seroquel, like my husband likes it because he doesn't have to worry about me. He can just step right over me ond walk on, while I miss out all those moments of my children's lives...I'm gonna try it for a few nights...It's 1mg...that sounds strange, but if ya'll don't hear from me you'll know I'm just zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2008, 12:44:28 AM » |
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Well, I took it at 10pm and it is now 1:30. I got tired of laying in the bed, so here I am. I don't feel a thing and of course am not asleep. Staying up at night is very difficult for me. It brings back too many memories of when the times were deadly. I can't sit up at night alone. I just can't. I used to love being alone, that has changed, especially at night. Being up at this time just makes me remember when I wanted to die. I remember the pain so well of climbing the walls and banging my head against them, and the cutting, and drawing on the walls and painting on the hardwood floors. Even cutting my hair off at the roots. I felt demon-posessed and there wasn't anyone at night to interrupt me while I showed my feelings on the outside. No sleep=manic for me. At that point I had gone 3 months without a minute of sleep and I'm serious. Those memories just come crashing down and I can actually feel the pain while I sit up by myself at night.
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2008, 04:31:45 PM » |
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Still not sleeping...pdoc raised the dose...will try again tonight..wish me luck  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2008, 10:00:21 PM » |
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Tried again, no luck...I'm becoming manic
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2008, 07:30:28 AM » |
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I found Risperdal was only semi-effective, I had no full blown manias on it but it didn't prevent Hypomania and the rest of the time I felt listless, gained weight and had trouble orgasming. Not my favourite medicine, and it sounds like it's not for you either, time to ask for something else :-)
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2008, 01:47:55 AM » |
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just wanted to add one more thing about risperedal. i think i'm having similar size effects as cathy but maybe not quite to the extreme.i am taking INvega which is a time released form of risperadal and is suppose to help with the food craving. it works a little in that area but i'm not up to optimal dose and don't choose to. it also does not put me to sleep but it helps me with mania, but i like the hypo mania so that part i like. of coarse according to the pharmacist time release is just another way to add a new patent to a drug that's running out of it's patten? don't know. k |
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« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2008, 01:26:07 PM » |
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Well, I tossed it and restarted the Seroquel. I seem to be doing a little better on it this time. I don't know why. I'm not as depressed and have more energy.
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« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2008, 10:58:32 PM » |
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i was on risperdal and seroquel--now I'm on abilify and seroquel because I hasd a reaction to risperdal--it's an antipsychotic, what else do you need to know?
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 12:11:59 PM » |
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I don't need to know anything else about it now Clayton, cause whatever it was supposed to do, it didn't. No effect whatsoever....Thanks for letting me know that my pdoc must think I'm psycotic. Shit. She told me it would put me to sleep.
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 12:16:11 PM » |
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Thanks for letting me know that my pdoc must think I'm psycotic.
Antipsychotic medications are a common part of the medications used to treat bi-polar, the other two being an antidepressant and a mood stabilizer. It's not that your pdoc thought you were psychotic, she was just following established methods for treating BP. |
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2008, 12:18:26 PM » |
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They don't mean your psychotic, though without sleep you may become.
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