Bipolar Disorde
"I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 8 months ago and placed on Risperdal after ending up in the hospital due to a nervous breakdown, 6 weeks after my diagnosis. I was prescribed 0.5 mg in the morning and 1.0 mg in the evenings, but I felt like a zombie. It did curb the severe mood swings, and I also gained about 10 pounds in the first month. I didn&#039;t like feeling disconnected from the world and not being able to focus or concentrate, so I independently reduced my evening dose to 0.75 mg. I immediately felt better. I&#039;m still struggling with a low sex drive, depression and have a few moments of hypomania (restlessness, agitation, &quot;geeked up&quot;), so now my doctor wants me to go on Depakote 500 mg twice a day instead."