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okay, i am reaching out to you guys. i only slept 3 hours last night because my mind was going completely crazy. my thoughts were racing and (this may sound really weird but) it felt like part of my arm was missing and it drove me crazy. i just started taking risperdal and i take it in the morning. it seems to last all day, but at night, my thoughts get out of control. i was so anxious last night. i am in a mess. i'm confused about how i feel, what i believe, etc.

i guess it's a good thing that i go to see my pdoc today.

do you all think it might be good for me to get another medicine to help take the edge off at night. or maybe split my dosages of risperdal (1mg in the am, 1mg in the pm)? it is going to be an interesting pdoc appt anyway

thanks in advance for any support or encouragement
deleted_user
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How long have you been on the Risperdal ?
I dunno..but it takes a month or something
deleted_user
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From reading up on this med, the jist i'm getting is that it's supposed to help you sleep? Maybe you could could ask your doc about increasing your doseage? Or trying a different anti-psychotic.
deleted_user
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i've been on it for almost exactly a month. it has been helping during the day and it doesn't make me the least bit sleepy

i have tried three anti-psychotics...i'm starting to think that none of them are going to work for me

thanks for caring enough to read this
deleted_user
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I dunno, my psych says that everyone's way of accepting the drugs is individual.
I can't remember the way my body accepted it but it wasn't smooth.I was in trauma though too.

I do remember asking the psych and he asked me to be patient.
I was jumping out of my skin 24/7 and he was requesting patience.
I DID though.
Bastard was right again.
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If you've only been on it a month, give it time. He might increase your doseage though if sleeping is a problem.
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