Posted by Dwight on January 10, 2001, at 20:23:46
In reply to Re: what do you consider low dose Resperidone?, posted by SLS on January 8, 2001, at 7:38:46
Scott,
you said you take 1mg of resperidone at bed time. I'm taking .5mg at bedtime along with 50mg trazadone and a little temazepam. I have taken the resperidone earlier in the evening alone and it does seem to make me a little sleepy. I'm also taking paxil and adderal in the day. I have a couple of questions for you. I was under the impression that the resperidal doesn't stay in your system that long; it would be out of your system by the time you wake up. But are you saying that it has some sort of antidepressant effect during the day. Also somebody said something about combining it with a stimulant; if I took it during the day with adderal wouldn't the two just negate each other? I'm seriously in need of something for anergia and lack of motivation and would be willing to try the resperidone during the day if there's a chance it might help. What would happen if I took 1mg along with the adderal? What is the dose of resperidal they use for schizophrenia? much higher? Thanks, Dwight> Dear Dwight,
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> > > So, maybe low-dose risperidone or zyprexa (but alas the weight gain) might help you. Or, maybe the Remeron will also help, given that it has 5HT2A antagonism as well. I really think I've improved depression-wise in the last year with Zoloft (plus my usual lamictal) and then with risperidone, and given that we are both treatment-resistant but responded to Nardil, maybe my combo might be worth a try for you if Remeron doesn't pan out?
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> > I've been taking .5mg resperidone for sleep. Do you take less than that? Doesn't it make you sleepy?
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> > > I've been taking low-dose risperidone (1mg/day) for a few months now, and while the effect is quite subtle, I have noticed improvement in these areas, along with an improvement in my general depression. When I tried Zyprexa a long time ago briefly, I also noticed that I was "getting things done" more than usual.
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> So far, the optimum dosage of Risperdal to augment my antidepressants seems to be 1.0mg. 0.5mg was definitely too little. Increasing Risperdal to 2.0mg did not add to its antidepressant effect and only served to bring on some unwanted cognitive effects. It affected my memory and made me feel strangely distant from things. I take my 1.0mg at night before bed.
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> For the first few week, Risperdal did cause some sedation and sleepiness, but it disappeared completely with two weeks. It does not help me sleep.
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> - Scott
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