I am 27 years old male, I am diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. I was taking risperidone for about a year now. Started with 2 pills / day doze and now I am taking liquid risperidone, the equivalent of half a pill per day. I am taking zoloft for depression, 1 pill per day for about 6 months now. My schizophrenia is totally gone. For my depression I am no more feel depressed. The issue is that I always feel tired and I am oversleeping for 12 hours a day. I informed my doctor and he put me on xanax for 3 months now without real improvements. Besides my libido is to totally lost for more than a year. My doctor told me that this is due to the meds that I am taking and everything will be alright when I taper off.
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Dear Maher, It is nice to hear that you took all the medicines and got rid of schizophrenia. Please believe in your doctor. Already medicines are reduced to half. Do exercise so that your tiredness and sleepiness will reduce. Start low and go slow in exercising. All the best.
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Dear lybrate-user your description dose not tell how much mg you are taking because pill comes in different mg. If you are still taking more mg pill than dose can be reduced that will help of excessive sleep. So far sexual problem is concerned it should improve when you discontinue the medication. Even now you can ask your doctor that what can be done to improve your libido in terms of medicine or otherwise.
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Your doctor has advised correctly. Don't try to get rid of meds by yourself or illness may get relapsed.
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