Thanks,

Chris

I have about 6 weeks of nothing to do (summer from classes and unemployed from coronavirus), and plan on finally dropping off the last bit. Any advice for someone who’s been on it for this long?

I’ve been sober now for about two years, and my bipolar symptoms have sort of disappeared. Not completely, but I am much much more level than I used to be. No alcohol has massively helped. 

I also changed my diet to meat and vegetables, this has had a major impact as well.

Any further advice for life after lamictal is appreciated!

Our collective culture is about getting things and the alterior motive a lot of the time is the goal of the things. I need money and have always worked my ass off to simply stay above water. I need things to servive like everyone else and the things I need seem to be more intricate as I get older. How much energy does it take to listen to someone else's tragedy vs persuing  beyond what we think we need? If I pass off and say oh that's unfortunate without feeling and allowing their pain to penetrate, what can I expect when it happens to me? Is that energy I have room for? Or is my agenda and plate to full to take it on?

The energy that surrounds us can sink us or if we know how to manage it and recognizing it can keep us afloat. We don't solely live in a physical and biological world as science would claim. Science in my view is good because there is links between the physical and the energy around us. It's just that it's a lopsided view to only study what we can see or have an equation for. Without accounting for the human spirit in my view science is very limited as far as new discoveries in our world and..out there. 

If we individually decided to examine our lives and become aware of our natural skills to cope with all the energy around us we would be able to simply reject what certain groups think about what's best for us. Even the statement " It's best for Mr. / Mrs.x_________ right now to be on these medications is false when there are so many other ways to become well. 360 understanding and 360 positive energy goes a long way. I can say that because I've had groups of people in my life at times that have brought me through. Of course along with the incorrect commonwcommon and subsequent chemical correction of what is unflatteringly called a chemical imbalance. Bearing with this take on my mood problem I took the bitter pills for 35 plus years until some other health issues resolved gave me leverage to make the decision to stop this uncaring drug approach. I developed the ability to make my own decision about what the energy around me consisted of.

I want to stop taking Risperidon but don't know how to do it. First of all, I can't consult my psychiatrist because she said I just need to get over drinking it, but I really don't feel I need it. I started taking it two months ago when I willingly went to a hospital because I had troubles with alcohol and had huge panic attacks, they took me off my antidepressants and increased the doze of quetiapinum to 100mg/day, which I am fine with.

However, they also put me on 3mg Risperidon, which at that time I was in no shape to refuse. Risperidon makes me feel bad, I have huge amounts of saliva, absolutely no sex drive (which is a problem for me and my partner), and after taking it I have a stuffy nose up to the point where I can't breath. I don't have schizophrenia or anything alike, I had depression throughout my 20s but it seems to get better, otherwise I'm a regular person, although I do have anxiety issues, but I stopped taking alcohol and that looks to have more or less gone as well.

I read Risperidon has huge withdrawal symptoms and I would like to get off as smoothly as possible. Right now I'm taking 2mg/day and maybe you could help me to develop the tapering period plan? How often and by how much can I lower the dose of Risperidon to avoid huge withdrawal symptoms? I really need help on this one and any advise would be hugely appreciated, thank you very much in advance..