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“I feel listless, like a vegetable, and can't think of anything, completely numb cognitively… I feel like I have no will or motivation left any longer. I don't feel like myself and am completely lethargic and devoid of all emotion and feeling. I can't even laugh at jokes on comedies I enjoy… My entire head is numb and I truly just can't think much. I really feel like I am just going through the motions and am half dead.”

Cause

Risperidone ~2 weeks (2 mg/day then tapering to 0.5 mg) plus Trileptal 1200 mg; switching onto Latuda 40→60 mg. Bipolar I / mixed-state psychosis history. Attributes vegetable / no-think / no-feel state to risperidone (prior Depakote and prior Latuda not like this).

Duration

~2 weeks on risperidone at posting; still on taper + starting Latuda; outcome after full stop not in thread

Recovery notes

No later follow-up. Peers said risperidone effects temporary (days–weeks after stop); OP hoped Latuda (prior better experience) + Trileptal would normalize. Still wanting feeling back at last posts.

Source URL

https://drugs-forum.com/threads/risperidone-sucking-the-life-out-of-me.329593/