Medicines?

[blessedblonde]

I have currently been on risperdal for about a month... anyone else take this? I was also on prozac but found that it made me really anxious so I stopped taking it... I also take xanax occasionally for panic attacks.... any thoughts on this med?

 

[luv4HIM]

I take riserdal , but only when I start getting manic (feels like it might be soon). I get terrible charley horses from it. My 8yo son was on it and did not have physical side effects. But it was ineffectual with him. I have klonipin for anxiety.

 

[Alive again]

Yes, antidepressants are necessary for some, but can trigger anxiety or even mania for others. Risperdal is fda approved for Mania, esp acute mania. My son's experience is that it helped his mania, but not his depression. I did not tolerate it, it was actually tooo stimulating for me, but I tend to have rare and odd side effects!

We all have similarites and differences in how we respond to meds, and there are many choices. Just be honest with your doc and be willing to try other meds if needed! I only ever found one that works for me, but it works!!!

 

[berry2000]

I take Xanax for anxiety it is really effective but i have to take it before it escalates too much...like that the first signs and then it helps. If I wait too long it can't calm it down.

 

[sneet58]

I take lithium and seroquel as mood stabilizers and klonopin for anxiety disorder. This combination seems to be working fairly well for me although i still have periods of remission where i begin rapid cycling.