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Posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 5:36:18
I am bipolar and was the vast majority of time always feeling good. I could have a mood swing by missing just one night of sleep. After taking Risperidal up to 3mg, and a phenothiazine to sleep for a few weeks then quitting I feel terrible. Taking a low dose of Risperidal makes me feel a little better but otherwise I feel completely flat. Am I hooked on these medications now? ( I never used to like taking them, I always just stuck to a mood stabilizer )
Posted by ed_uk on October 24, 2004, at 6:45:08
In reply to addiction to antipsychotics and anhedonia, posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 5:36:18
Hello....
It is possible that your anhedonia could be a withdrawal symptom from the risperidone. Withdrawal symptoms due to anti-psychotics can certainly occur but anhedonia does not seem to be a common withdrawal symptom. Common withdrawal symptoms include... anxiety, agitation, nausea, involuntary movements and insomnia. I did find one study which reported that the withdrawal of APs in elderly nursing home patients could cause apathy.
Since you've only been taking risperidone for a few weeks, any withdrawal symptoms that you do experience probably won't last for very long. Try not to get disheartened, you will probably feel much better in a few weeks time. If you ever do need to take an antipsychotic in the future, you should probably choose one which has a lower incidence of extrapyramidal side effects that risperidone eg. Seroquel. You seem to have been very sensitive to these side effects.
Ed
Posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 11:29:34
In reply to Re: addiction to antipsychotics and anhedonia, posted by ed_uk on October 24, 2004, at 6:45:08
> Hello....
> It is possible that your anhedonia could be a withdrawal symptom from the risperidone. Withdrawal symptoms due to anti-psychotics can certainly occur but anhedonia does not seem to be a common withdrawal symptom. Common withdrawal symptoms include... anxiety, agitation, nausea, involuntary movements and insomnia. I did find one study which reported that the withdrawal of APs in elderly nursing home patients could cause apathy.
> Since you've only been taking risperidone for a few weeks, any withdrawal symptoms that you do experience probably won't last for very long. Try not to get disheartened, you will probably feel much better in a few weeks time. If you ever do need to take an antipsychotic in the future, you should probably choose one which has a lower incidence of extrapyramidal side effects that risperidone eg. Seroquel. You seem to have been very sensitive to these side effects.
> EdI'm trying not to become to disheartened but it's been weeks since I've been on it already.
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