Talk to Psychiatry on Tappering Resperidone
Asking for Self, Male, 20 years old, islamabad
hi. i am taking resperidone 1 mg from 2 months. my doc told me to get off of it. i want to know that in how much time should i tapper it down. and what is the method ?
Asst. Prof. Dr. Zarmina Tareen - Psychiatrist
MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) | Quetta
Taper to half of your dose for 10days, then take quarter of your dose for further 10days. After it you can quit
Asst. Prof. Dr. Syed Zahid Qutab - Psychiatrist
MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) | Gujranwala
395 Positive Reviews
Aoa, i would suggest contacting your doctor for this purpose who started it in the first place or get yourself evaluated by a psychiatrist for the decision of continuation or stopping of this medication.
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It depends since how long you are using risperidone? Usually psychotropic medications are tapered off in a one month duration.
If u really want to tapper it and stop finally, first u should visit to psychiatrist for proper assesment
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mujeeb Ullah Khan Doutani - Psychiatrist
MBBS, MCPS (Psychiatry), FCPS (Psychiatry) | Quetta
255 Positive Reviews
1 mg can be tapered off within a period of one it is not antipsychotic dose.
there might be some discontinuation symptoms which is nothing to worry about.
but it is far better to consult your prescribing physician
1 mg is a very small dose. Only problem is that your illness might come back once you stop it. Usually there is no need to taper 1 mg risperidone in most cases. Do consult your psychiatrist who prescribed you in the first place.
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my psychiatrist prescribed me resperidone 1 mg with effrxor xr for ocd but now i have side effects due to which he want me to stop this and start olanzapine. is it a good choice
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Your psychiatrist would be the best person to advise in accordance with your illness. Organizing your activities of daily living & take regular exercise will definitely help in decreasing need for medicines
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