what does it mean if your doctor prescribes risperdal one time?

Question

just wondering

Answer 1

Risperdal (risperidone) is an anti-psychotic medication. It is prescribed when the patient has schizophrenia paranoia, Bi-polar or other psychosis when he/she complains of having had hallucinations ("hearing" voices, "seeing" or "feeling" things). It helps but does not eliminate the hallucinations in my experience. It is a potent dopamine blocker and is used sometimes to treat other mental disorders.

Information on the drug may be obtained by typing in "risperdal" into Yahoo! web search. A number of informative links comes up. Wikipedia has a good short summary

I think a doctor prescribing it "one time" means he believes it will help to relieve reported hallucinations or other symptoms such as agitation or extreme anxiety Did you report an hallucination? 40% of the general population reports having had at one time or another an hallucination but they may not be psychotic.

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Answer 2

Probably wants to see if your body can handle it and if it actually helps the problem. Sounds like he/she wants to hear from you before prescribing it again.