Posted by hyperfocus on April 9, 2011, at 22:42:12
In reply to short question re: AP's + rispedal, posted by floatingbridge on April 8, 2011, at 15:32:34
From what I've read on PB it's hard to predict how a person will respond to APs (apart from the inevitable sedation.) There's a huge amount of variation in response to different drugs from the AP family it seems. You might not respond to Abilify and respond to Risperdal, or vice-versa. Abilify is popular as an augmentor for treating depression and bipolar. Risperdal is also used in a wide variety of scenarios from OCD to social phobia to bipolar, so basically they're both doing a lot of 'stuff' to your brain. Risperdal at low doses seens to universally have an anti-anxiety/tranquilising effect - although you may or may not like it. What part of your illness are you hoping to treat with it? btw there's a lot of stuff on the 'net about amitriptyline besing used to treat the anxiety and depression and insomnia of PTSD - just reminding you if you want to bring it up with your pdoc.
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