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I was diagnosted with acute psyhosis (not even sure that diagnose was correct). I was taking Risperidone 4 mg. After two weeks I went cold turkey for 4 days. The withdrowal was terrible (couldn't sleep, eyes pulsation ....terrible) so I caled pdoc and he sad that I have to go back on Risperidone slowly. I came back on 2mg of Risperidone as sugested by pdoc. The situation was a little better but I couldn't sleep at all. That situation persisted for quiet some time. Then my pdoc changed my medication to Zyprexa 10 mg before sleep. But I still couldn't sleep. Then he sad that 15 mg should do it, but it didn't. Then we start slowly tapering off Zyprexa (2,5 mg every 14 days). The situation was quite the same, but sleep deprivation was still the major problem. Then my pdoc changed my medication to Seroquel 25mg and he sad that should do it. But I still have problems with sleeping. I don't want to go on higher doses cause they just don't work. My only problem is sleep deprivation. I have problems with sleep even with sleeping pils. My question is: could this sleep deprivation was coused with cold turkey from Risperidone? Have anybody has the same kind of problems? What can you sugested me? The next thing I will try will be melatonin-maybe this should work??? sorry for my spelling!
I was diagnosted with acute psyhosis (not even sure that diagnose was correct). I was taking Risperidone 4 mg. After two weeks I went cold turkey for 4 days. The withdrowal was terrible (couldn't sleep, eyes pulsation ....terrible) so I caled pdoc and he sad that I have to go back on Risperidone slowly. I came back on 2mg of Risperidone as sugested by pdoc. The situation was a little better but I couldn't sleep at all. That situation persisted for quiet some time. Then my pdoc changed my medication to Zyprexa 10 mg before sleep. But I still couldn't sleep. Then he sad that 15 mg should do it, but it didn't. Then we start slowly tapering off Zyprexa (2,5 mg every 14 days). The situation was quite the same, but sleep deprivation was still the major problem. Then my pdoc changed my medication to Seroquel 25mg and he sad that should do it. But I still have problems with sleeping. I don't want to go on higher doses cause they just don't work. My only problem is sleep deprivation. I have problems with sleep even with sleeping pils. My question is: could this sleep deprivation was coused with cold turkey from Risperidone? Have anybody has the same kind of problems? What can you sugested me? The next thing I will try will be melatonin-maybe this should work??? sorry for my spelling!