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Originally Posted by OhKay
The concentration of the risperdal should be on the bottle along with the dose (it is likely 1mg/mL). My vials for B12 injections and MS meds always had it on the label. It's good to know the concentration, but I wouldn't take it into account when deciding how much to take.
There is no way to actually compare the two drugs dose-wise. I think your pdoc has probably decided this class of drug is best for you, and she's just trying to prescribe the lowest dose possible hoping you will be able to tolerate it and get some benefit from it now, or when you can tolerate it at higher dosages.
Risperidone Oral Solution - FDA prescribing information, side effects and uses
The initial recommended dose for children is 0.5mg, and 2-3mg for adults, but those recommendations are for acute bipolar mania. She's using it off-label, which is really common with this class of drugs…
I was taking risperdal off-label for a while, and I don't think I ever took more than a 1mg tablet a day.
You were distracted, but I'm glad that you didn't feel any negative side effects.
It's amazing how much **** you have to go through… I wish things were much easier for you, Mari  |
This is what the bottle says:
Risperidone 1 MG/ML
Take 0.25 ML by mouth at bedtime
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My issue with the dose is that I wanted to take a small amount in the beginning and before night time /late afternoon to gauge my reaction and possibly to help with my anxiety about new meds related to sleep.
Hubby thinks the syringe is cheap (we practiced with it) and not good with accuracy or tiny doses.
Last night we tried to do 0.6 but it was likely that we got a lot less than that because I only got a very very tiny effect from the drug (nothing mostly)
Hubby is gone until 10:00 P.M. tonight.
Maybe we can work together for me to take the whole 0.25 when he gets home.
At our one and only appt, pdoc discussed both Seroquel and Risperidone
and settled on Seroquel.
She thought that they both would help with the things I see and hear when I am trying to sleep.
M