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Regarding medicine

2021-10-18 17:46:56
I started resperidone 1mg tablet yesterday but I feel so drowsy even till today evening and sleeping. so I decided to stop it. Should I make it to 0.5mg and stop it or just stop it without reducing mg?
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A detailed  evaluation of the symptoms as well as of the  side effects of the prescribed  medications is needed in order to  address  them  properly by various  ways such as dose adjustment , changing  the time of the medicine intake or even using  alternative  medications  if necessary. Kindly  consult with a Psychiatrist for the needful.
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Answered2021-10-18 17:58:53

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Start with low doses and escalate over time this drowsiness will go over time 

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