Posted by bleauberry on December 1, 2007, at 17:11:45
In reply to Zyprexa to Risperdal due to a change of Insurance, posted by Happy Girl on December 1, 2007, at 7:13:03
The antipsychotics are different enough that you could notice quite a difference, good or bad. Same as antidepressants. SSRIs are so similar, and yet so different. So if risperdal is a good subsitute for zyprexa is roll of the dice. Who knows. In scouting reports at askapatient.com risperdal has a trend of comments indicating it zones people out, doesn't give as good sleep, and such. It would be nice to see its overall rating higher than it was. That doesn't mean it couldn't work great though.
Honestly I do not believe anything is the same as zyprexa.
If it is primarily a sleep thing you are looking for, then seroquel might be better at that. But if you are getting other benefits from zyprexa besides good sleep, I have no idea whether risperdal will continue those benefits or not.
Generic versions of zyprexa are available from overseas mail, with or without a prescription.
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