Posted by Dinah on September 2, 2004, at 22:30:04
In reply to For Dinah - Re: Risperdal, posted by becksA on September 1, 2004, at 14:35:12
Oops. Sorry. Hope the time has not passed to answer. I don't check the meds board every day. :)
I take 1 mg, only as needed. Probably less than twelve a year, although months can go by where I take none, and other months I might take a few.
I take it as a heavy duty tranquilizer that doesn't knock me out of commission the way an equally effective amount of klonopin would. It works great on that crawly skin anxious/agitated feeling.
I know 1 mg is on the low side, but I don't have any experience with more than 1 mg at a time. I know there are some heavy duty possible side effects, especially for me as a diabetic (in terms of raising blood sugar levels), so I tend to take it only when I really need it.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
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