Disappointed in Risperdal

[lemonflavor]

My pdoc started me on Risperdal as augmentation for ADs. Then we figured out definitively that I'm BPII of some sort (with a lot of depression) because the Risperdal makes my cycles much shorter and more obvious. So he then had me increase the Risperdal to see if it would act as a mood stabilizer. It's been 8 days at 1mg and I can't take it anymore. It's nauseating and I don't feel like eating. I'm a coffee lover even though I can't drink a lot and it tastes terrible. I think depression has gotten worse. I just want to go back to .25 or .5mg. Am I giving up too soon? I'm going to start very slowly lowering the dose. Whenever I increase it doesn't change and I don't get more used to it. At .25 or .5 I'm more talkative with my wife which is very important and have a good day here and there.

I'm trying to get rid of the Clomipramine, even though my digestive system will probably go in turmoil, so that we can hopefully add a real mood stabilizer. Has anyone been through a similar situation? I need some hope.

Edit: I posted this in the wrong forum. Could anyone move it to Atypical AP?

[dan]

If risperdal upsets your digestive system then an anti-convulsant might not be a good idea.

I say give the risperdal a good try before moving to anything else.

[Rabbit37]

I've been opening my big mouth, claiming to be the poster child for Risperdal <high falsetto voice> "ooohh, it's so wonderful, changed my life!" Sudden;y it doesn't seem to be working so hot. I was moved to 1 mg pretty quickly, I'm curious to see whether he's going to up it again, or try something different. As far as the side effects are concerned, it just takes a little time. I;ve noticed that much of the really crappy ones have eased after 2-3 weeks, maybe a little longer.

And yeah, I don't know if it's the Risperdal or the celexa that has thrown me into a more rapid cycle. This isn't fun. Hopefuly some answers next week.

Edit: sorry, I should have mentioned that i'm on depakote and lamictal and two AD's.