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Can Risperdal Be Taken For Depression And Anxiety?
Is Risperdal sometimes used for depression and anxiety? My daughter is beginning to see a psychiatrist for these symptoms and Risperdal is the second medication he put her on and everything I am reading does not list these as symptoms that it helps with.
Wed, 21 Feb 2018
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In my opinion it is necessary when anti-anxiety drugs are not effective alone. Also cognitive behavioral-therapy with trained therapist is beneficial.
Hope this clarifies your concerns. Thank you for the query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Gayathri, Psychiatrist
In my opinion it is necessary when anti-anxiety drugs are not effective alone. Also cognitive behavioral-therapy with trained therapist is beneficial.
Hope this clarifies your concerns. Thank you for the query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Gayathri, Psychiatrist
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hi sir/madam
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns
according to the history you provided, diagnosis don't match treatment correctly. for depression, antidepressant are mostly choosen. I think your 1st drug that you didn't mentioned might be an antidepressant.
but, in some situations, antipsychotics like risperidone too would be choosen along with antidepressant medication. here are some of them:
1) when we doubt bipolar disorder, and now presently in depression.
2)when we expect a switch to bipolar disorder with antidepressant medication.
3) depression with comorbid psychiatric disorders/agitated depression.
4) when diagnosis in doubt.
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns
according to the history you provided, diagnosis don't match treatment correctly. for depression, antidepressant are mostly choosen. I think your 1st drug that you didn't mentioned might be an antidepressant.
but, in some situations, antipsychotics like risperidone too would be choosen along with antidepressant medication. here are some of them:
1) when we doubt bipolar disorder, and now presently in depression.
2)when we expect a switch to bipolar disorder with antidepressant medication.
3) depression with comorbid psychiatric disorders/agitated depression.
4) when diagnosis in doubt.
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